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DESCRIPTION:&nbsp\;\nThe Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center i
 s pleased to announce the opening of Picturing the Civil War\, a new ses
 quicentennial exhibition that looks at visual arts depictions of the Civ
 il War in Fredericksburg. The exhibition will debut several pieces from 
 the Museum&rsquo\;s collection\, and will explore the how the visual art
 s served both commercial and emotional purposes following the conflict.\
 n&nbsp\;\nChristopher Uebelhor\, Director of Collections and Exhibitions
 \, commented\, &ldquo\;This exhibition will display a number of photogra
 phs and artworks that are far from the usual depictions of empty battlef
 ields and the ruined city. Often moving and sometimes bizarre\, these pi
 eces will illustrate the various ways in which photographers&mdash\;whos
 e genre had only recently come of age&mdash\;and artists documented the 
 war and its aftermath.&rdquo\;\n&nbsp\;\nPicturing the Civil War opens o
 n August 27 and runs through December 31. It is funded through a generou
 s grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.\n&nbsp\;\nFor
  more information on this event\, or for additional programming informat
 ion\, please either contact the Museum at 540-371-3037\, or visit us at 
 www.famcc.org.&nbsp\; The mission of the Fredericksburg Area Museum &amp
 \; Cultural Center is to collect\, interpret and present the history and
  culture of the Fredericksburg region and community.&nbsp\;
URL:http://fredericksburg.patch.com/events/picturing-the-civil-war
SUMMARY:Picturing the Civil War
LOCATION:Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center: 1001 Princess An
 ne St\, Fredericksburg\, VA
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