Mark Dunton looks at the system for purchasing and selling commissions as it worked from 1800 - 1871. He covers first appointments, promotions, exchanges, retirement, the payment process and the activities of the 'army agents'. He uses document examples to illustrate the talk.
Feb 2021
Annual Digital Lecture 2020: The death of anonymity in the age of identity
The global datafication of economy, society and politics has rendered humans into constellations of datapoints. Technologies measure, monitor, predict and classify to enable personalization in the online and offline worlds alike, and we are increasingly offered bespoke realities: ... Show More
28m 55s
Feb 2021
Cholera! Public health in mid-19th century Britain
The 1848-1849 cholera epidemic in England and Wales was described by a government report as if a ‘foreign army’ had ‘held possession of the country, and slain 53,293 men, women and children’. In the mid-19th century the country faced an epidemic of filth; poorly drained, overcrow ... Show More
40m 27s
Dec 2021
Ep. 251 - William Markham (Air Force/ CEO, Co-Founder, Project One Vet @ a Time)
Command Chief Master Sergeant William Markham had a 30 year career in the Air Force starting in 1986. During that time he directed several airstrikes and in 2001, he was the first Airman in Afghanistan as a Combat Controller attached to "Triple Nickel" which he later received a s ... Show More
1h 21m
May 2022
Ep. 270 - Denton Knapp (O6, Ret, U.S. Army)
Denton Knapp is a Wyoming native with pioneer roots dating back four-generations in Campbell County. He grew up in Gillette, graduated from Campbell County High School in 1983, and received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, West Point. He graduated in 1987 and ... Show More
1h 18m
Jan 2024
Artist Mistakes: Disqualified from Exhibitions with Alan Bamberger
In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Alan Bamberger, tips on getting your work exhibited. Learn about criteria for showing in galleries and juried exhibitions when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Alan Bamberger, is an art consultant, advisor, auth ... Show More
35m 3s
Feb 2024
Jean-Michel Basquiat | Horn Players
Jean-Michel Basquiat has created some of the most highly valued American paintings ever to go on auction. Basquiat sought to remake art history in his image, and I would say he was successful. His triptych, Horn Players, is one of the artworks required for the AP Art History curr ... Show More
10m 5s