"Beyond the Victim Monument with Dr. Kirk Savage" Program

Object number2009.001.0076

Date10/08/2009

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Dr. Kirk Savage

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions92 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped lecture by Dr. Kirk Savage. A professor of art history at the University of Pittsburgh, Savage is the author of Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape (2009). This lecture on hero and victim monuments within the context of memorialization was recorded during a public program at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. This lecture was given on October 8, 2009. The full lecture is one hour and thirty-two minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

This public program was held in conjunction with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator