Thursday, October 15· 6:30pm
Lady Liberty: Secrets of an Icon
Blending cinematic drama with original footage filmed in historic locations across France and the United States, the film grounds its storytelling in rigorous scholarship, drawing on archival and previously unseen documents to illuminate the political turmoil shaping both nations during the statue’s long creation.
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Following the 55-minute film, there will be a panel discussion with Edward Berenson (Professor of History and director of the IFS, NYU), Michele Mitchell (Professor of History, NYU), and Annie Polland, President of the Tenement Museum. In partnership with the Institute of French Studies