Acknowledgements
Banners of Liberty would not have been possible without the key contributions of Virginia J. Whelan, Annabelle Camp, Joseph Painter, Steven Hill, Matthew White, the Artist Preservation Group, Brian and Barbara Hendelson, the Decorative Arts Trust, Nick Manganiello and Francine Carrick, the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution and its Color Guard, the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire, and Jeff R. Bridgman Antiques, Inc. Multiple museums and cultural institutions lent flags to the exhibition. Their courteous staff members helped with research and ensured that the flags received great care as they traveled to the Museum of the American Revolution for the exhibition:
Cincinnati Museum Center
Delaware Historical Society
Friends of the Spartanburg County (S.C.) Library, Inc
Independence National Historical Park, National Park Service
Indiana State Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
Monmouth County Historical Association
Museum of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
Museum of Connecticut History, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut
New Hampshire Historical Society
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Schenectady County Historical Society
Thank you to the staff members at the Museum of the American Revolution whose hard work and dedication contributed to the creation of this exhibition:
James Taub, Lead Curator
Xander Karkruff, Exhibition Designer
Rebecca Boone Phipps, Exhibition Graphic Designer
Keith Minsinger, Registrar
Matthew Van Nostrand, Registrar
Laura Walsh, Project Manager
Ryan Bott, AV Manager
Matthew Skic, Project Director
With additional thanks to the Museum’s Education & Community Engagement, Communications, Development, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and Visitor Engagement teams.