August 4th and Beyond Part I

by: Leah Chisolm-Allison

Highlights from the weeks of 7/23-8/5  consisted of our our Process Tour presentations of our mini exhibits that we put together, a surprise thank you brunch from the staff at Saga, and our research and construction of our biggest and final exhibit on Homer Saint-Gaudens.

Presenting our exhibit to the public has been amazing. It is quite the accomplishment for Abigail and I to both present on the research we have done on our assigned topics. Also seeing the interest that visitors have on what we were talking about and engaging with us and discussing about it with us felt great. I loved talking about an important piece of American history, the twenty dollar gold piece, that Saint-Gaudens commissioned to represent America.

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Our Surprise Brunch was fantastic. ACE and SCA Interns had no idea that we were in for a surprise. Members of the SAGA staff gave out praise and thanks for our hard work and help during this season. Afterwards we were all able to enjoy the delicious baked goods and fruit that was laid out on the table to be enjoyed and consumed.

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Lastly, for our final and upcoming exhibit on Homer Saint-Gaudens went spent an entire day in the Rauner Special Collections Library at Dartmouth College. While there we had access and read through piles of written correspondences from the Saint-Gaudens family. We also got to hold and read through some of Homer’s personal belongings, letters, checkbooks, textbooks, and letters to and from his family. This helped us get an insider’s view to who he was as a person and to read about his life and accomplishments.

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