Upcoming Events
The Painter's Fire: The Life & Times of Black Artist Prince Demah
Saturday, February 7, 2026 - 3 pm
Via Zoom - Register at https://tinyurl.com/PrinceDemah
Artist Prince Demah, North America’s first identifiable enslaved portrait painter, lived an extraordinary life in revolutionary times. This talk by author Zara Anishanslin traces his life, art, and patriotism. From his beginnings as the enslaved son of a woman from Africa in Massachusetts through the unusual training he received in London from award-winning British painter Robert Edge Pine, from his Boston painting career near Phillis Wheatley’s home to his self-emancipation and military service for the American patriot cause, Prince Demah’s life is a remarkable story of his fight for creative and personal freedom. His inspiring story reminds us how artists shaped the Revolution on both sides of the Atlantic and testifies to both the promise and the limits of liberty in the founding era.
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The Trent House Association, in partnership with the Trenton Historical Society, presents this talk on the life of Black American artist, Prince Demah, on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The talk will be given at 3 pm via Zoom. Author Zara Anishanslin is Associate Professor of History and Art History at the University of Delaware. She is the author of the award-winning Portrait of a Woman in Silk: Hidden Histories of the British Atlantic World and has served as a historical consultant for the Philadelphia Art Museum as well as “Hamilton: The Exhibition.” |
Registration is required with $15 admission at https://tinyurl.com/PrinceDemah.
Registrants will be sent the Zoom link to their email by noon on February 7th
and a link to the recording within 48 hours of the event.
Registrants will be sent the Zoom link to their email by noon on February 7th
and a link to the recording within 48 hours of the event.
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Hear Zara Anishanslin share other stories of artists on both sides of the Atlantic who defied the British monarchy and supported the American Revolution on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 2 pm at Morven Museum & Gardens in Princeton.
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For more information and to register, go to https://www.morven.org/events/book-talk-the-painters-fire.
Four Centuries of African American Soldiers
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 10 am to 4 pm
In the Historic Trent House
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Four Centuries of African American Soldiers is a living history program that tells the heroic stories of America’s black warriors spanning four hundred years until today. The program includes authentic military artifacts, re-enactors, and military veterans sharing their own personal stories. As visitors move from room to room in the historic house, they will be able to interact with the re-enactors, hear stories of actual soldiers who served, and examine items of military life from each period of military history. Four Centuries of African American Soldiers offers an unforgettable experience that is both informative and inspiring.
This free family-friendly drop-in program will take place in the historic William Trent House Museum, located at 15 Market Street, Trenton, with free parking behind the museum property off William Trent Place. |
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