Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

1/1/1980 - 5/31/1981

Funding Totals

$26,582.00 (approved)
$26,582.00 (awarded)


New England Prospect: Maps, Place Names, and the Historical Landscape

FAIN: GM-*0170-80

Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife (Dublin, NH 03444)
Peter Benes (Project Director: August 1979 to October 1990)

To support an exhibit and conference on the folk process of "landscape-naming-making" as it evolved from 1500-1850 and was reflected in period maps and landscape representations. Participating institutions include Boston University, Currier Gallery of Art, Dublin School, and Dublin Seminar.