The Tompkins County Public Library and the Tompkins County Civil War Sesquicentennial Celebration Commission will host much-acclaimed artist and author Stephen Poleskie for a reading and signing of “The Balloonist: The Story of T.S.C. Lowe---Inventor, Scientist, Magician and Father of the U.S. Air Force,” Thursday, August 25 at 6:00 PM in the BorgWarner Community Room.
Fans of aviation and quirky historical icons will delight in Poleskie’s book---the first full-length biography of Thaddeus Lowe. Best known for organizing the Civil War’s Army of the Potomac Balloon Corps, Lowe was a true eccentric whose love of magic and science helped him mastermind a number of inventions that might well have succeeded if not for his utter lack of organization.
Poleskie is an artist, writer and photographer. His art can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He has taught or served as a visiting professor in 27 colleges and art schools throughout the world, and his writing has appeared in countless journals and reviews. He is a former Pushcart Prize nominee and has completed five full-length novels.
The Library program is free and open to the public. Copies of “The Balloonist. . .” will be available for purchase at the event.
For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org. To learn more about Poleskie, visit http://www.stephenpoleskie.com/.
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