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American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series

April 26, 2008

Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian and critic Garry Wills headlined the third installment of the new American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series on April 26, probing the currents of the mysterious and evocative Thomas Eakins painting, "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River."

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Garry Wills autographs books for members of the audience.
Garry Wills autographs books for members of the audience.
The Starr Center's Adam Goodheart, Fredrika Teute, and Jenifer Endicott talk with Wills.
The Starr Center's Adam Goodheart, Fredrika Teute, and Jenifer Endicott talk with Wills.
Garry Wills and Mollie Dickenson in the Reynolds Center lobby.
Garry Wills and Mollie Dickenson in the Reynolds Center lobby.
Mollie Dickenson and Garry Wills with Washington College Dean Christopher Ames, President Baird Tipson, and First Lady Sarah Tipson.
Mollie Dickenson and Garry Wills with Washington College Dean Christopher Ames, President Baird Tipson, and First Lady Sarah Tipson.
Washington College Professor of Art Donald McColl and Ann McColl with WC alumnus Brendan Cunningham '04 and current students Colleen Kearins, Riley Carbonneau, and Erin O'Hare.
Washington College Professor of Art Donald McColl and Ann McColl with WC alumnus Brendan Cunningham '04 and current students Colleen Kearins, Riley Carbonneau, and Erin O'Hare.
Garry Wills, Baird Tipson, Adam Goodheart, Donald McColl, and Christopher Ames.
Garry Wills, Baird Tipson, Adam Goodheart, Donald McColl, and Christopher Ames.
Wills' subject: Thomas Eakins' "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River."
Wills' subject: Thomas Eakins' "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River."

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