Why has the work of William Blake remained such a vital resource for dissenters, activists, and utopians? Michael Ferber, an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War and a defendant in the “Spock Trial,” is a leading expert on Blake. Coinciding with the Block Museum’s exhibition “William Blake in the Age of Aquarius,” Ferber will discuss and explore how the work of the Romantic poet and printmaker reveals the connections between imagination, belief, and action. Audience members will be invited to tour the exhibition following the talk.
This program is generously underwritten by Lynn Hauser and Neil Ross and is presented in partnership with the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.
This program was recorded on Oct 28, 2017 as part of Fallfest/17: Belief. Learn more here: chicagohumanities.org/belief
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