The Henry Ford Hosts an Evening with Pulitzer Prize-Winning-Author Doris Kearns Goodwin, January 10, 2019
On January 10th, 2019, The Henry Ford will host Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin inside Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 10th, 2019, The Henry Ford will host Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin inside Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. The event is part of the programming around Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms, an internationally touring exhibition organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, open now until Jan. 13, 2019. Tickets for An Evening with Doris Kearns Goodwin are $65 and can be purchased by visiting thehenryford.org or by calling 313-982-6001. Members receive discount pricing. Opening remarks start at 7 pm.
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned presidential historian, public speaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times #1 best-selling author. Her seventh book, Leadership in Turbulent Times, was published in September 2018 to critical acclaim and became an instant New York Times bestseller. A culmination of Goodwin's five-decade career of studying the American presidents focusing on Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Baines Johnson, the book provides an accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders in every field, and for all of us in our everyday lives.
During the evening, Goodwin will share her deep understanding of the ambition, resolution and resilience of some of our nation's most revered presidents that are highlighted in her latest book. The evening will provide insight into how our democracy has survived, and even thrived, through troubling times, including the era highlighted inside the Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms exhibition.
Four Freedoms illuminates both the historic context in which FDR articulated the Four Freedoms and the role Rockwell's paintings played in bringing them to life for millions of people. The evening will provide one of the last opportunities to see the famous paintings, as well as other works by Rockwell and his contemporaries, alongside interactive digital displays and virtual-reality technology. The exhibition is organized into five sections taking visitors on a journey of the Four Freedoms from President Roosevelt's famous 1941 Annual Message to Congress to the artistic expressions by Rockwell, and his contemporaries to a fresh take on the Four Freedoms by artists of today. For more information on the Four Freedoms exhibition visit https://www.thehenryford.org/current-events/calendar/rockwell-roosevelt-the-four-freedoms/.
About The Henry Ford
Located in Dearborn, Michigan, The Henry Ford, a globally-recognized destination, fosters inspiration and learning from hands-on encounters with artifacts that represent the most comprehensive collection anywhere focusing on innovation, ingenuity and resourcefulness in America. Its unique venues include Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Benson Ford Research Center and Henry Ford Academy, a public charter high school. Together with its online presence at thehenryford.org, its national television programs, The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation and Did I Mention Invention? and other resources, The Henry Ford helps individuals of all kinds to unlock their potential and help shape a better future. The Henry Ford advanced its role as a catalyst for change in education with the acquisition of The STEMIE Coalition, a growing affiliation of organizations dedicated to fostering innovation, invention and entrepreneurship in students, K-12. With STEMIE, The Henry Ford hosts the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE) and makes innovation learning curriculum accessible to educators and students worldwide.
About Norman Rockwell Museum
The Norman Rockwell Museum is dedicated to education and art appreciation inspired by the legacy of Norman Rockwell. The Museum holds the world's largest and most significant collection of art and archival materials relating to Rockwell's life and work, while also preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting a growing collection of art by other American illustrators throughout history. The Museum engages diverse audiences through onsite and traveling exhibitions, as well as publications, arts and humanities programs, and comprehensive online resources. https://www.nrm.org/
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