Perry is an independent curator who specializes in 19th century American cultural history. Her current exhibition, “The Great American Hall of Wonders,” is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum through Jan. 8, 2012. It examines an innovative era of art, science and invention in America. Are we still an innovative nation?
I think the United States is just as inventive as they always were, but we may have lost the sense of camaraderie that we’re all inventors, that we’re all sort of in this together, the sense of exhilaration that they had in the 19th century. I think we can get that back, but it’s a question of leadership, education and other factors.
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