World War: America and the Creation of a Superpower
About The Event
The exhibit, which is aligned with the 100th anniversary of the U.S.’s entry into WWI in 1917 and the 75th anniversary of U.S. involvement in WWII in 1941, will be on display from August 31, 2016--June 23, 2017. The exhibit examines the way these wars have defined the country’s place in the world.
Featured objects include propaganda posters from the Sullivan Museum’s own collection, on loan from the Robert Hull Fleming Museum of Art & Anthropology in Burlington, and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Chicago. These posters offer a fascinating look into how war objectives were communicated to the country. Also on exhibit will be a rare complete “Hello Girls” uniform, on generous loan from Norwich alumnus James Mullin. Hello Girls were bilingual switchboard operators who served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I.
Other objects on display include trench art, uniforms, medals and objects from the field. The exhibit also includes a listening station that will take visitors back in time to experience the home front via radio broadcasts.
Also in conjunction with the exhibit, all are invited to participate in a free book discussion series called “The Path to War,” co-sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council.
For more information about the exhibit or the book group, please call the Museum at 802-485-2183 or visit our webpage at http://academics.norwich.edu/museum.The Sullivan Museum & History Center is Vermont's only Smithsonian Affiliate.
The museum is closed on Sundays.
Contact : Lindsay Lord: llord@norwich.edu
Category: Museums and Exhibitions
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The Museum is closed on Sundays.