Bronzeville to Harlem

Essays and Articles

Expert essays and articles written by Peoria Riverfront Museum staff, guest curators, and content experts.

Sunrise

Sunrise

Underworld

Underworld

Wings

Wings

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Celestial Fireworks

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Victory at Yorktown On the Road to Independence

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History of the Indian Tribes of North America

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Toots Zynsky: The Visionary Art and Science of Studio Glass

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E Pluribus Unum Lincoln’s Peoria Speech and the Promise of One Nation

Fallen Series

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A Budding Flower...in Space!

Gallery of Minerals

What can Fulton Sheen teach us about America?

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Bent Propeller

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Juice Steals Earth’s Momentum

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Charles White’s Challenge

Ideogram

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A New Crater on the Moon

Douglass

Frederick Douglass in Peoria

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Danaïde

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Webb Finds the Lightest 'Failed Stars'

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We The People: A New Constitution

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Art Through Trauma

Field of Dreams

Phil Alden Robinson's 1989 "Field of Dreams"

Nothing but a Man

Michael Roemer's 1964 "Nothing but a Man"

Defending Your Life (1991)

Albert Brooks' 1991 "Defending Your Life"

Nashville (1975)

Robert Altman's 1975 "Nashville"

Demme Double-Feature

Who Am I This Time/Stop Making Sense

Something’s Gotta Give (2003)

Nancy Meyers' 2003 "Something's Gotta Give"

Crooklyn (1994)

Spike Lee's 1994 "Crooklyn"

The Apartment

Billy Wilder's 1960 "The Apartment"

MTV

America Never Looked at Music the Same Way Again

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