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• Women of Vision

  • Start
    Fri, January 01, 2021
  • End
    Fri, December 31, 2021
  • Location
    Alaska State Museum

  
  

  
  

  In recognition of the 100-year anniversary of women's suffrage in the United States, the Alaska State Museum is displaying highlights from the collection by women artists. These works span over a century and include recent acquisitions made possible by the Rasmuson Foundation.
  

  The 19th Amendment is a resounding achievement in civil rights history.  In 1920 the 19th Amendment guaranteed some women the right to vote. Other women were blocked from voting, including women of color and women married to foreign nationals.

  American women spent over 70 years in a constant series of campaigns to convince male voters at the local, county, state, and national levels that women were citizens due the same voting rights as men. In 1913, this national effort achieved a significant victory when Alaskan women gained suffrage in the very first bill passed by Alaska’s new Territorial Legislature. Nine states had previously enfranchised women.

  The old order is passing away. Behold all things becoming new, wrote Alaskan suffragist Lena Morrow Lewis.

  We present these works of art in honor of the visionary women who fought for and achieved the right to vote.

  
  

  Enfold, 2003
  Lisa Ballard
  Oil painting on masonite
  Purchased with the support of the Rasmuson Foundation.  ASM 2004-23-1

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• Atomic Island by Ben Huff

  • Start
    Fri, November 05, 2021
  • End
    Sat, January 29, 2022

  

  Ben Huff
  Solo Exhibit
  November 5-January 29
  

  Atomic Island is a contemporary portrait of the largely abandoned Cold War outpost of Adak. Huff uses his own large format color photographs, mixed with archival images from the State Archives, to show the past and present of a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. 

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• Virtual Alaska Story Hour for Adults

  • Start
    Fri, November 05, 2021
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    12:00 PM
  • End
    Fri, December 03, 2021
  •  
    1:00 AM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  
  

  Join us as we continue reading Tip of the Iceberg by Mark Adams, who follows the path of the 1899 Harriman Expedition, exploring where, how, and why things have changed…or stayed the same. 

  The Anchorage Daily News says “with its fresh descriptive writing, strong character development and presentation of contemporary Alaska within a historical framework, [it] is a valuable contribution to our state’s literature. Long-time Alaskans as well as newcomers and visitors will find much to appreciate here.” 

  This is an easy book to join midway, so feel free to join us even if you missed the beginning.
   

  To register for free, go here or call 907-465-2920.

  
  

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• Youth Art Activity: Ravenstail Necklace Bags with Kay Field Parker

  • When
    Sat, December 11, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    APK Lecture Hall

  
  

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