CFP: The Fourteenth Annual Yale University American Art Graduate Symposium

December 9, 2017 By The Junto Moderator in Announcements, Calls for Papers, Conferences, Uncategorized Tags: Art, art history, colonial, empire, Slavery Leave a comment

We are pleased to share the following call for papers for The Fourteenth Annual Yale University American Art Graduate Symposium. Continue reading →

A Toast to John Adams

October 30, 2015 By Sara Georgini in From the Archives, Research, Uncategorized Tags: Adams, alcohol, American Revolution, Amsterdam, Antebellum, birthday, Bordeaux, Braintree, California, claret, coffee, colonial, Diplomacy, diplomatic history, Dutch, family history, food, Founders, France, Jefferson, John Adams, Livingston, Madeira, Massachusetts, New England, Pennsylvania, red, South, Tea, tobacco, Virginia, Weymouth, white, wine 1 Comment

Happy 280th birthday to President John Adams: lawyer, statesman, and…wine connoisseur? He began a crisp New England morning like today with a tankard of hard cider, but Adams’ years in Europe primed his palate for fine French wine. Continue reading →

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