05/26/2026
“Our Unfinished Revolution(s)” made it to Newsday’s Summer Fun Book. 💅🏻
👉 For anyone looking for ideas about summer family trips or interesting destinations, definitely check it out!
🙏Thanks for including us, !
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“Our Unfinished Revolution(s)” is an exhibition presented during the U.S. Semiquincentennial commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The signers of the Declaration of Independence risked their lives in fighting for the notion of self-government.
As the newly formed United States developed, however, questions and contradictions emerged about who could participate in the country’s democracy. Despite their involvement in and proximity to the American Revolution, women, Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, and immigrants all needed to fight for equality within our system of government.
The art in “Our Unfinished Revolution(s)”demonstrates how the Declaration’s promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have been challenged since 1776. Archival materials from the Hofstra University Library’s Special Collections help contextualize the historic moments in which the artwork was created. The exhibition pays homage to those who have maintained the spirit of the American Revolution by patriotically assessing our shared definition of liberty so that its great promise could be realized by all.
Some artists represented include William Hogarth, Alexander Calder, Faith Ringgold, Larry Rivers, and the work of Jeremy Dennis as the exhibition’s featured contemporary artist.
“Our Unfinished Revolution(s)” is exhibited in conjunction with “Untold Stories of Revolution: A Hofstra University Initiative for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.”
