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Upcountry History Museum presents “The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner”

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Joey

The Original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner February 9, 2019 – May 12, 2019 Between 1940 and 1960, before advancements in print technology and the proliferation of photography, ad companies relied on illustrators, Ad Men, to give their brands a visual identity. Advertisements in popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Women’s Day and McCall’s established a shorthand for aspirational, middle-class American living: fedoras, cigarette holders, swooning…

“A Family Affair: The Rosenberg Espionage Case”

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 Joey

Author and physician Jeffrey K. Smith has written works of fiction and non-fiction. His favorite genre is non-fiction, where he has penned 15 books, which represent the “Bringing History Alive Series.” Reading like fast-paced novels, his biographies and chronicles are designed to prove that fact is often stranger and more compelling that fiction. “A Family Affair: The Rosenberg Espionage Case”…