It helps us understand the ways in which this tragedy can be addressed

David Todd is associate curator emeritus and former conservator of timekeeping at the National Museum of American History

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including student work

Beyond the Light: Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art back to school It helps us understand theThough known as the Danish Golden Age, nineteenth century Denmark was one of the most tumultuous periods in the nation's historyfrom the disastrous siege of Copenhagen and the collapse of Denmark's monarchy to the swelling tide of nationalism that eventually engulfed all of Europe. This volume places artists at the center of Denmark's dramatic cultural, political, and philosophical transformation by bringing together 90 drawings, paintings, and oil