Tuesday, June 30
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration Required Below
Mark America’s 250th with a special Stone’s Throw excursion to Fairfield University, where we will have a guided tour of its major exhibit on American flags — For Which It Stands.
The exhibition examines depictions of the American flag through more than 70 works by a diverse group of artists, beginning during WWI with Childe Hassam’s Italian Day, May 1918 and continuing to the present day, including a textile sculpture commissioned for the show from Maria de Los Angeles.
The exhibition includes work in a variety of media by artists including Jasper Johns, Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Shepard Fairey, and Julie Mehretu, and challenges viewers to consider who the American flag truly represents and whether justice is available to all.
Mark Twain Library’s Stone’s Throw series highlights the very best our area has to offer. We meet up at the destinations and participate in FREE specially arranged, small group tours.
Space for the tour is limited — Please register early!
Tuesday, June 30 at 11 am
HOST: Fairfield University, Bellarmine Hall
LOCATION: 1073 N Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT
ARRIVAL TIME: 10:45 am
GATHERING SPOT: Bellarmine Hall Galleries (lower level). Parking is available on the side of the building, as well as in the front.
TOUR DURATION: Approximately 45 minutes
DESTINATION WEBSITE: www.fairfield.edu/museum
PLEASE NOTE: Participants are required to provide their own transportation to and from the tour site.