Harrison Feature Gallery
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The Harrison Feature Gallery is home to rotating exhibits that focus on specific themes or historical moments from the Russell Library's key collecting areas. The gallery rotates every six to twelve months, and the exhibition on display ties into ongoing programs and events.
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Current Exhibits
On the Stump: What Does it Take to Get Elected in Georgia?
February 17, 2012-March 31, 2013
On the Stump: What Does it Take to Get Elected in Georgia? considers the evolution of campaigning for political office in the state from the passage of the white primary in 1900 to the presidential election of 2008. The exhibition invites visitors to step into the shoes of a candidate and onto the campaign trail: from the initial decision to run to crafting a strategy, shaking hands, kissing babies, and everything in between.
Consider at once the social, cultural, and political history of a state in motion. Meet the changing cast of characters who have shaped and reshaped the style, strategy, and substance of political life and culture in Georgia. How have politicians and the public that elects them have changed over time?
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Future Exhibits
Now and Then: 1973
May 1, 2013-December 15, 2013
There are some moments in history that become powerful touchstones, revisited to reflect and inform a better understanding of the present day. This spring the Russell Library will embark on Now and Then, a new exhibit series that will revisit pivotal years in modern American history. We being with a trip to 1973.
1973 was the year of the Roe v. Wade decision and the return of POWs from the Vietnam War. It was the year President Nixon proclaimed he was not a crook, even as the Watergate scandal unfolded on national television. It was the year of the Yom Kippur War, and the Arab Oil Embargo; the year of Skylab, the Endangered Species Act, and Hank Aaron’s quest to beat the Babe’s homerun record.
Forty years later, take a look back at this pivotal year in American history and the lasting legacy of the events that filled the public mind for a moment in time.
Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living with the Atomic Bomb, 1945-1965
January 28, 2014-March 16, 2014
Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: Living with the Atomic Bomb, 1945-1965, a traveling exhibition curated by Michael Scheibach and ExhibitsUSA, explores the ways that Americans experienced the atomic threat as part of their daily lives.
Americans were flooded with messages about the dangers of atomic weapons and attack from foreign powers through pamphlets, household objects, media, and film. Although the threat of atomic annihilation eventually drifted to the background of American consciousness in the late 1960s, the Atomic Age left a legacy of governmental response and civic infrastructure that remains relevant today. The exhibition first presents a timeline and overview of the story, explaining the three main chronological phases of America’s Atomic Age.
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Past Exhibits
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