 Reservations are required for this free event and may be made by
calling 217-558-8934.The appearance occurs on the 146th
anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, which Abraham Lincoln
delivered Nov. 19, 1863.
The new book by Philip B. Kunhardt III, "Lincoln, Life-Size," is
a collection of photographic portraits from 1846 to 1865 that
provide a visual account of Lincoln's progression from politician to
president to Civil War commander in chief. Kunhardt co-authored the
book with brother Peter W. Kunhardt and nephew Peter W. Kunhardt Jr.
Philip B. Kunhardt III is also the author of "Looking for
Lincoln," the companion volume for the 2009 PBS-TV special of the
same name, and the best-selling "Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography"
(1992). He has also written "The American President" (2000) and "P.T.
Barnum: America's Greatest Showman" (1995). Kunhardt has more than
15 documentaries to his credit, including ABC's "Lincoln" (1992);
Discovery's "Insanity Files" (1994); and PBS' "American President"
(2000), "Echoes from the White House" (2001), "Freedom: A History of
US" (2003) and "Mandate: The President and the People" (2005).
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 Philip B. Kunhardt III has spent the last 20 years exploring the
lives and accomplishments of pivotal figures from American history.
As an author and producer for PBS and other networks, he has helped
create stirring historical documentaries and has written companion
books to accompany them. In the process he has interviewed many of
America's greatest historians and intellectuals, prepared interviews
for all of the living presidents, and directed the voices of many of
our leading actors and actresses. He is a recognized authority on
Abraham Lincoln and on the visual record of his life and times.
Kunhardt is co-founder of the Meserve Kunhardt Foundation, whose
massive collection of photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries
has been deemed an "American Treasure" by the National Park Service
and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A gifted and
inspiring public speaker, Kunhardt uses pictures and words to bring
history alive and show why it matters today. Kunhardt is currently a
Bard Center Fellow in Annandale, N.Y., where he is teaching on
"Lincoln in American Memory" and the life and times of Frederick
Douglass.
Copies of Kunhardt's books may be purchased in the gift shop at
the museum.
Visit
www.presidentlincoln.org for more information on exhibits and
programs at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
[Text from file received from
the Illinois Historic
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