Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America

“Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America (New-York Historical Society, September 10, 2004-February 28, 2005) acquainted visitors with a statesman and visionary whose life inspired discussion and controversy and shaped the America we live in two hundred years after his death.” It was curated by writer and historian Richard Brookhiser -- author of Alexander Hamilton, American (Free Press, 1999; Lockwood Book Collection E302.6.H2B76 1999) -- who was supported by a team of curators and specialists from the New-York Historical Society http://www.nyhistory.org/, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (New York City) http://www.gilderlehrman.org/, and other institutions. Soon a panel exhibit will tour the nation. The Web exhibit http://www.alexanderhamiltonexhibition.com/ is intelligent, elegant, and a demonstration of the adroit use of a spectrum of online exhibit presentation forms. In short, it should serve as a model for exhibit designers.