
Joseph Duplessis, Benjamin Franklin (detail), c. 1785. Oil on canvas, 72.4 x 59.7 x 3.8cm. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Speakers
- AffiliationFall 2005 Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies
- Muffie MeyerAffiliationProducer/Director
- Ronald BlumerAffiliationWriter/Co-producer
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Event Description
Founded in 1978 by Muffie Meyer and Ellen Hovde, Middlemarch Films has won acclaim for its historical filmmaking, including the innovative use of dramatic recreation in series such as Liberty! The American Revolution and Benjamin Franklin. A three-part miniseries for PBS, Franklin won a 2003 Emmy for best documentary special. Producer/director Muffie Meyer and writer/co-producer Ronald Blumer will present excerpts of the series and discuss its production.
Sponsors
- Program in American Studies
- Department of Art and Archaeology
- Department of History