About this Event
Kick off the Christmas season learning about the ways 19th century abolitionists such as Harriet Beecher Stowe combined their holidays celebrations with activism.
Signed copies of Ms. McColl's book Twas The Night: The Art and History of the Classic Christmas will be for sale and can be pre-ordered for pickup at the event.
About the Author:
Pamela McColl is the author of Twas The Night - The Art and History of the Classic Christmas. McColl spent ten years compiling the resources for her 2023 award winning book that takes the reader through a detailed account of the development of Christmas in America from a cultural perspective. Presenting an overview of the literary and art legacy that follows the holidays readers are provided the rich, diverse and fascinating discoveries McColl presents. Included are literary passages from Mark Twain, Louise May Alcott, Washington Irving and Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book is also includes hundreds of images from the great talents such as Winslow Homer, Joseph Leyendecker, F.O.C. Darley to Andy Warhol.
McColl has spoken at well over 100 museums across America, including the Mark Twain House and Museum, The Redwood Library, The Munson, The Hart Cluett, and she will be touring for 2024-2026. McColl is currently writing a book on the women of American Christmas - including the development of Mrs. Claus through a literature and the book will be released for fall 2025.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 43.26
