VIRTUAL |Perspectives: The Atlantic's Writers at NPG Teacher Workshop

As educators, how can we encourage our students to connect the past to the present? In this workshop, we’ll consider this question through the lens of past and current writers from The Atlantic. Through portraiture, biography and interpretation, “Perspectives: The Atlantic’s Writers at the National Portrait Gallery” highlights individuals who have helped shape the nation's trajectory, from abolition to the civil rights era and contemporary social justice movements. We’ll examine how contemporary Atlantic writers reflect on the lives and legacies of historical influencers (such as Louisa May Alcott, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington) as well as more recent figures (such as Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis).

The Portrait Gallery strives to provide programs that are accessible to all visitors. If you have questions about the accessibility of this program, or if you would like to request real-time captioning (CART), sign language interpretation, or any other accommodations, please contact npgeducation@si.edu. Two weeks' advance notice is appreciated for requesting accommodations.

The Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants the day of the program. We will only be allowing participants into the meeting if the accompanying adult's name is on the registration list.

Image Credit: "Mildred and William Dean Howells" by Augustus Saint-Gaudens,1898. Bronze relief. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of Mildred Howells, 1949.