'Memento Morrie' Book Talk + Signing with Heather Pillar
Mon, Jul 22
|Cape Cod Museum of Art
Monday, July, 22, from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. Morrie was the wise professor in the best-selling 'Tuesdays with Morrie' memoir, and Cape Cod photographer Heather Pillar will talk about her last six months with him and her book: Memento Morrie: Images of Love and Loss (Daylight Books, June 2024) .
Time & Location
Jul 22, 2024, 1:00 PM
Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Ln, Dennis, MA 02638, USA
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The Museum School at the Cape Cod Museum of Art presents:
'Memento Morrie' Book Talk + Signing with Heather Pillar
Monday, July 22, from 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
Member $12 / Non-Member $20, includes Museum Admission
In 1995, photographer and teacher Heather Pillar collaborated with Morrie Schwartz to document Morrie during the last six months of his life struggling with ALS. The project illustrates Morrie's philosophies about death and dying through photographs Pillar made of him interacting with family, friends, and caregivers. Over a quarter-century later, Morrie's wisdom resonates with people around the world largely due to the best-selling memoir: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Morrie's warmth and vitality comes through in each photograph to illustrate love and loss and the power of community. Morrie taught people, including Heather - how to live fulfilling lives with love. “It is by facing fears of death that we learn how to…