We are pleased to announce a new partnership with John Brown Lives! to bring a traveling exhibit of Americans Who Tell the Truth portraits to member libraries and community organizations across the region. The exhibit features laminated reproductions of selected portraits from artist Robert Shetterly’s series, which has been traveling the country since 2003.
Shetterly’s portraits celebrate individuals whose courage, activism, and imagination have shaped American democracy. Over the past two decades, he has collaborated with many of the people he has painted, deepening the project’s connection to contemporary social and humanitarian movements.
The traveling exhibit includes an interactive component: each portrait features a QR code linking to a short biography of the subject, inviting viewers to reflect on their life stories and the issues they championed. In partnership with OurStoryBridge, additional QR codes will soon connect viewers to audio interviews with some of the portrait subjects.
The exhibit will officially launch at the Saranac Lake Free Library on March 5 at 6:00 p.m. The event will include the unveiling of the portraits and a live Zoom Q&A with Robert Shetterly. Community members, educators, and local organizations are invited to attend.
We are proud to collaborate with John Brown Lives!, Northern New York Library Network, and OurStoryBridge to make this project possible.
For more information about borrowing the exhibit or attending the launch event, please contact us at info@cefls.org.
