Kentucky\, 1850. An enslaved groom named J
arret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the hor
se to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in
civil war\, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings
of the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night\, he reu
nites with the stallion and his groom\, very far from the glamor of any ra
cetrack. \;
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New York City\, 1954. Martha Jackson\, a
gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters\,
becomes obsessed with a nineteenth-century equestrian oil painting of mys
terious provenance.
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Washington\, DC\, 2019. Jess\, a Smi
thsonian scientist from Australia\, and Theo\, a Nigerian-American art his
torian\, find themselves unexpectedly connected through their shared inter
est in the horse&mdash\;one studying the stallion&rsquo\;s bones for clues
to his power and endurance\, the other uncovering the lost history of the
unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success.
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Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thorough
bred Lexington\, \;Horse \;is a novel of art and science\, love an
d obsession\, and our unfinished reckoning with racism
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s. \; This program will be held in the Youth Services Programing Room
or Join us on Zoom.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
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