Elvis, comics focus at Long Island Museum
Photo credit: Alfred Wertheimer | Elvis Presley On a train from New York to Memphis on July 4, 1956. Amy Henderson, the curator at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, hosts "Elvis: The Flashpoint of Fame." Her discussion, illustrated with vintage photos, looks at Elvis Presley's impact on America as it was experiencing change and upheaval.
The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook is holding two events that should resonate with Long Islanders who fondly remember the '50s and '60s. Sunday at 2 p.m., Amy Henderson, the curator at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, hosts "Elvis: The Flashpoint of Fame." Her discussion, illustrated with vintage photos, looks at Elvis Presley's impact on America as it was experiencing change and...
