Facing Lafayette: Man, Myth, Image

ON VIEW: September 3–December 5 / 2025
Williams Center Gallery · 317 Hamilton Street

Student curators: Peter Godziela ’25 and Lillian Sampson ’27
Opening reception: Sunday, October 5, 4-6 p.m.

As part of Lafayette College’s year-long bicentennial celebration that begins in fall 2025, this exhibition showcasing General Marquis de Lafayette will feature his likeness in various forms, highlighting ideals that reflect the College’s mission. Visitors can explore paintings, sculptures, and prints while our student curators present a fresh narrative that reexamines Lafayette’s story and the myths surrounding him.

John Philip Davis, Portrait of Lafayette, c. 1810-1820 Lafayette College Art Collection