Several of the National Portrait Gallery's Civil War objects are featured in the new book Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. National Portrait Gallery historian James Barber and his colleagues from around the Smithsonian will discuss the book and the hundreds of objects in the Smithsonian collections. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6:45 p.m. at the S. Dillon Ripley Center.
 Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection
Join us as James Barber, historian at the Portrait Gallery, and David Miller, and Jennifer Jones, curators at the Museum of American History, discuss the making of Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection (Smithsonian Books). A book signing follows the program. Smithsonian Civil War is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book featuring 150 entries commemorating 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Purchase tickets online You may also call (202) 633-3030 or visit The Smithsonian Associates box office
located in the S. Dillon Ripley Center at 1100 Jefferson Dr. S.W., Suite 3077. S. Dillon Ripley Center
1100 Jefferson Drive, SW
Metro: Smithsonian Mall Exit (Blue/Orange lines)
Learn about the 550 images from the Institution's holdings that create a panorama of this historic conflict. Listen as Barber, Jones, and Miller discuss: - How decisions were made on the carefully chosen items.
- The role of the Smithsonian during the Civil War.
- Discoveries they uncovered among the treasures in the Institution's museums.
Among the objects, prints, photographs, and art works are items connected to Abraham Lincoln (including his watch, top hat, and the inkstand he used to write the Emancipation Proclamation). For further information on this message, contact Customer Service, The Smithsonian Associates, CustomerService@SmithsonianAssociates.org. | 
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