Name: WDS BOOK CLUB | The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution
Start: 2026-08-11T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-11T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Webb Deane Stevens Museum

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WDS BOOK CLUB | The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution

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