Maine Artist Robert Shetterly to Deliver Annual Honors College Lecture April 22
Contact: Stephani Nola, (207) 581-3285
ORONO — Maine artist and activist Robert Shetterly will present this year’s John M. Rezendes Ethics Lecture on Wednesday, April 22, an annual lecture coordinated by the Honors College at the University of Maine.
Shetterly will speak at 4 p.m. in Room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Shetterly’s talk is titled “The Ethic of Collateral Damage.” Afterward, Shetterly will sign copies of his book “Americans Who Tell the Truth” in the atrium of the building.
In his book, Shetterly features more than 100 past and present American activists, writers and political figures in his ongoing portrait project. His subjects range from Abraham Lincoln to Malcolm X, and include Maine “truth-tellers” Margaret Chase Smith and grade school peace activist Samantha Smith.
Shetterly, a Harvard graduate, lives in Brooksville, Maine. Additional information about Shetterly, his work and “Americans Who Tell the Truth” can be found on his website (www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/index.php).
For more information, contact Stephani Nola, honors associate, at (207) 581-3285.