A Durable Memento
Smithsonian Institution,
National Portrait Gallery,
Oct 03, 2002
Your word for the day is "daguerreotype" - a type of photographic portrait - and your person for the day is Augustus Washington, the son of a former slave who in the mid 1800s became a noted daguerreotypists and moved to Liberia in 1853. This exhibit of his life and work is hosted by the National Portrait Gallery and is offered here as an example of the truly unique, original and valuable educational content that can - and should - be found on the web. A teacher's guide is also available. Thanks to Spartacus Educational for passing this along.
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