Printmaking by the People: Social Media 1776
Fox Chase Library 501 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesIn this hands-on workshop, participants discover how revolutionary ideas spread in the 1700’s through the power of printmaking.Join artist Rhonda Babb to discover how revolutionary ideas spread in the 1700’s through the power of printmaking.In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how pamphlets, engravings, and broadsides were used to broadly communicate the reasons why America was already at war with England by July of 1776. Together, we’ll examine the transformative ideas found in the Declaration of Independence and discuss how they can serve as a foundation for imagining a better America for the next 250 years.Participants will create posters using
