The Quotable Longfellow Tankards Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow at

Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art

and fearless debut

Maggie soon finds herself at the center of a heated national controversy

oil on canvas by Winslow Homer

Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from March 1 through June 3

The Quotable Longfellow Tankards Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow atIntroduction by Wesley McNair Arguably Americas most recognized poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [Bowdoin College Class of 1825] was the equivalent of a movie star in his day (18071882), and his epic poems, such as Paul Reveres Ride, Evangeline, and Song of Hiawatha helped create the mythic vision of America that still exists today. Many of his lines and phrases such as, Into every life a little rain must fall, have weathered the centuries and become