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Revolutions of 1848 inspire modern life exhibit
A National Design Museum show titled Faster, Cheaper, Newer, More traces 1839 to 1851 to reveal how 19th century politics, technology, and daily culture shaped today. Curator Kurt Anderson highlights 1848 as pivotal, noting California gold, a Mexico treaty, the Communist Manifesto, and AP's founding. The exhibit includes a Jenny Lind paper doll and outfits.
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New York
Smithsonian Institution
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
Kurt Anderson
California
United States
Mexico
Jenny Lind
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum