Amy,

IMHO, either approach will work if you make a personal connection with the viewe
rs of the
exhibit.

  So, you need to have first an assessment of who you're making this exhibit for
.  If, for
example, it's an in-class exhibit, you could start at a pretty abstract level wi
th some
assurance that the viewers are going to be on the same wavelength.

If, on the other hand, this exhibit is going into a storefront on main street, o
r into a
museum setting with a wide audience from the general public, perhaps including
elementary school groups, your link with the viewers will have to be based on mo
re basic
experiential grounds.

My guess is that "people and events" may be easier to use for an exhibit intende
d for the
general population, but the impact of an ideological exhibit that really strikes
 home may
well be worth the challenge.

Tom V.
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