Mark Newport Lecture and Slideshow

The Last of the Mohicans

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James Fenimore Cooper wrote The Last of the Mohicans in 1826. This gripping novel takes place during the French and Indian War. It tells the story of Hawkeye, a Mohican Indian, and the kidnapping of two sisters.

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On the occasion of the exhibition Staged Stories: Renwick Craft Invitational 2009 Artist Mark Newport describes his work with fiber and knitting at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery.

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