Walking the Line..., a reference to the renowned red line of the Freedom Trail, includes more than 40 objects that highlight Boston and the bank’s historic positions as early leaders in the country’s nascent financial services industry, its position as a global shipping port, the center of China trade, and evolution of America’s currency. These themes, hot topics all between 1770 and 1820, continue today as headline news.

Objects include tea and rare domestic items, period maps, rarely seen parade banners of George and Martha Washington, selected illustrations, printing plates and newspaper articles, John Adam’s loan papers, a musket used at the Battle of Bunker Hill, an early ballot box and printed and coined money.

The Freedom Trail Foundation and Bank of America’s exhibit of art and artifacts is part of the Freedom Trail’s year-long celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Fifty Events to Celebrate 50 Years. This partnership exhibit is open from November 21, 2008 through March 31, 2009. The exhibit is Free and open to the public during banking hours and is located at Bank of America’s Gallery, 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA.

Bank of America and the Arts
Bank of America is a leading supporter of arts and culture in the United States. Through a wide variety of programs, Bank of America works to strengthen artistic institutions and provide greater access to treasured works of art for both its customers and those who might not otherwise experience them. Each year the company provides millions of dollars in grants to a wide range of arts organizations, supporting education and access programs and enabling institutions to expand their scope, and underwrites national and local performances, arts programs, and exhibitions. Through the Bank of America Traveling Exhibition and Loan Programs, the bank lends its art collection to museums so they may expand their offerings for the benefit of their communities.