Introduction

With funding from the The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Heritage Philadelphia Program, the Library Company is excited to begin a collaborative project with artist Jennifer Levonian. Over the next few months, Jennifer will be creating a video animation inspired by the library’s collections. She has chosen to explore the topic of women who disguised themselves as men and fought as soldiers in the Civil War. Her video will become part of the library’s upcoming exhibition, John A. McAllister’s Civil War: The Philadelphia Home Front opening in May. This blog will chronicle her process of creating the video and will include postings from Jennifer and library staff working with her. We welcome your comments.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Wendy in Disguise


As I continued to read about the topic of women soldiers in the Civil War, I learned that there are a number of women that disguise themselves as men to portray male soldiers in Civil War re-enactments. This discovery led me to the panhandle of West Virginia on a snowy January day to interview Wendy Ramsburg. Wendy has been portraying the role of a Confederate soldier in re-enactments since 1984. Our discussion inspired a portion of my animation. I made this painting of a photograph of Wendy in uniform.

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