Passaic County - Haledon - American Labor Museum/Botto House exhibit reception with Zach Horn and Presentation by Jonathan Lurie

Saturday, October 19 – Passaic County The American Labor Museum/Botto House invites you to an exhibit reception with Zach Horn, October 19th at 1PM     On Saturday, October 19th at 1PM, the museum proudly welcomes the general public to an exhibit reception with artist Zach Horn. Mr. Horn will offer a tour of his exhibit United We Bargain, Divided We Beg and will answer questions. The exhibit features contemporary, heroic-scale portraiture pf labor union workers that were specifically created by Mr. Horn for the exhibit space at the museum.      Light refreshments will be served, and the museum store will be open for browsing and shopping. Zach Horn is a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Boston and at Boston University. In many ways, Zach Horn observes, union members are our unsung heroes. United We Bargain, Divided We Beg will be on view at the Museum through Dec. 31st, 2019.

Presentation by Jonathan Lurie, Oct. 19 at 2PM at the American Labor Museum/Botto House     On Saturday, October 19th, 2019 at 2PM and in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month, the museum proudly welcomes the general public to Tensions of the Pro-Labor & Anti-Union Sentiment in the Progressive Era, a presentation with discussion by Jonathan Lurie Ph.D., Rutgers University.     Light refreshments will be served. Dr. Lurie's book William Howard Taft: The Travails of a Progressive Conservative was published in 2012. His latest book on the Chief Justiceship of Taft (1921-30) was published in 2019. On October 19th, Dr. Lurie's presentation will follow artist Zach Horn's talk and tour of his exhibit at 1PM. For further information, please call the museum at 973-595-7953 or email labormuseum@gmail.com.