Jefferson Peace Medal and Its Cultural Landscapes Pubblico Deposited
The design and symbolic nature of the Jefferson Peace Medal owed much to the neoclassicism in vogue during the early years of the young Republic, but the medal's design meant different things in different cultural landscapes. Explore the meanings of the Jefferson Peace Medal within the various cultural landscapes it occupied including: * the concept of cultural landscape and cultural values * importance of the giving medals to the indigenous peoples * how propaganda influenced perception of the New World * why early colonizers used medals with the Indian tribes * cultural symbols used * the first medal created under George Washington for the Indians * Jefferson's interest in native Americans and how the Louisiana Purchase necessitated new discourse with Indians Speaker(s): Daniel Ackerman.
- 2004-08-15
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