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Hartnett Sees History Face to Face

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Delivering the 32nd Annual LaFollette Lecture, Classics Professor Jeremy Hartnett ’96 showed visual evidence of the complexity art brings to history, and why imagination is essential to the study of our ancient past. Here he is congratulated by Professor of Music James Makubuya.

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Professor Emeritus of Classics John Fischer H’70 made a rare return to campus to watch his friend and former student present the College's most prestigious lecture.

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Showing history's influence on the present, Professor Hartnett projected a series of portraits that have been created on an iPad by an artist named John Bavaro, who paints his subjects into the Greco-Roman-Egyptian world.

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LaFollette Professor of the Humanities Dwight Watson welcomed guests.

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Last year's LaFollette Lecturer, Professor of History Stephen Morillo, introduced Hartnett as 'a quintessential humanist and lover of life.'

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Kathe Hartnett is greeted by President Pat White as the rest of Jeremy's family—Dan ’99, Dale, and Dan's wife, Laura—look on.

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Relieved and happy—Hartnett talks with President White and Steve Morillo after finishing his talk.

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Professor Hartnett in front of a screen image of one of the Fayum portraits.

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Kathe Hartnett with the poster for her son's talk.

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Professor Jill Lamberton enjoys a quiet celebratory moment with her husband following the talk.

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Gary LaFollette talks with Professor Hartnett.

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Hartnett talks with Scotty Cameron ’13 in Salter Hall Lobby.

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Trustee Kelly Pfledderer ’96 talks with Associate Professor of Art Elizabeth Morton following the LaFollette Lecture.

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Professor of English Marc Hudson chats with students following the lecture.

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Dale Hartnett talks with Classics Professor Matt Sears.

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Dan Hartnett talks with religion professor Derek Nelson ’99.

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Professor Lamberton enjoys a lighter moment with Mary Angela Cooley.

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The Hartnett pause for a family photo: Jill Lamberton, Jeremy Hartnett, Dale and Kathe Hartnett, Dan and Laura Hartnett

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Trustee Ray Jovanovich ’84 with last year's LaFollette Lecturer, Professor of History Stephen Morillo, and Professor Lynn Miles-Morillo.

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Professor Hartnett with his former student, Mitch Brown ’10, who also gave a talk on campus Friday.

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