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Bringing Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte To Life
By Chief Curator Alexandra Deutsch Alexandra poses as Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte You just never know what you might have to do as a curator! In the past month, I had to “strike a pose” twice, all in...
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With special attention to costume. Prepared by Barbara Meger for the Maryland Historical Society, November 2012 Sources: Burn, Helen Jean. Betsy Bonaparte. Baltimore: The Maryland Historical Society...
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Behind the Scenes
Exhibition Designer, Chuck Mack, looks at paint samples and compares them to interiors from the Napoleonic-era. Now that spring is here, preparations for the opening of ‘Woman of Two Worlds:’...
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Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte: Fashionista
Barbara Meger For the past year, the Maryland Historical Society has been incredibly lucky to have the expertise of curatorial volunteer, Barbara Meger.** Barbara has been a serious student of...
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One of the most exciting things about our upcoming “Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Her Quest for an Imperial Legacy” exhibition has been exploring Elizabeth’s very personal...
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Aging Gracefully
By Alexandra Deutsch, Chief Curator Age Progression Image by Mike Streed In 1858, when Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was seventy-three years old, she lamented “My Beauty is departed,” a sentiment she...
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