Museum Of The City Of New York Explores Hamilton and Friends: Portraiture in Early New York

If Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit musical Hamilton has piqued your interest in learning more about the everyday life and culture of America's founding fathers, you'll want to take note of the Museum of The City of New York's upcoming event, "Hamilton and Friends: Portraiture in Early New York," held on Thursday, February 11 at 6:30 pm.

A panel of noted guests will explore how portraiture served in the decades after the American Revolution as a critical tool in shaping and canonizing the public image of leaders and notables. Just like today's celebrities use social media, Alexander Hamilton and his revolutionary colleagues commissioned portraits to use both as status symbols and a means to craft their public image.

The event is held in conjunction with the museum's current exhibition, "Picturing Prestige: New York Portraits, 1700-1860," and will be moderated by its curator, Bruce Weber.

Panelists will include:

William H. Gerdts, Professor Emeritus of Art History, CUNY Graduate Center
David Jaffee, Professor and Head of New Media Research, Bard Graduate Center
Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Brett Palfreyman, Assistant Professor, History Department, Wagner College

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From bastard orphan to Washington's right hand man, rebel to war hero, loving husband caught in the country's first sex scandal to Treasury head who made an untrusting world believe in the American economy, Hamilton is an exploration of a political mastermind. George Washington,Thomas Jefferson, Eliza Hamilton, and lifelongHamiltonfriend and foe,Aaron Burr, all attend this revolutionary tale of America's fiery past told through the sounds of the ever-changing nation we've become. Tony Award nominee Thomas Kail directs this new musical about taking your shot, speaking your mind, and turning the world upside down.