Frozen Glory; the Secret Life of War Memorials
When battles end and the din of guns and drums subside, grieving survivors raise stone and bronze monuments to remember their dead. These are Frozen Glory. This talk explores these monuments. Through stories of the generations and survivors who raised them, of the people who design and create them, from stonecutters to foundrymen and a former granite quarry owner, their secret lives come to light. Professors from the Naval War College, URI and Northeastern University have contributed their insights on the spirit of the nation during various wars and their aftermaths that led to the unique designs of memorials for each war.
Patti Cassidy is a writer, playwright, and filmmaker. Mrs. Bates on the Halfshell and Other Tales of Women, Art and Politics in Boston’s Public Garden is her current work in progress; internet publications include Remembering the Narragansetts; On Covered Bridges; The Haunted Sites of King Phillip’s War and Hunting the Queen of Aquidneck for RIRoads.com.
Needs: Powerpoint projector; DVD player and TV screen (if you have a projector, don’t need the DVD Player and screen.) Can get along with just the DVD player and screen, if necessary/water