Vol. 15, No. 4, Feburary 2020

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Feb 25

Photographer Oliver Schuchard joins us to talk about the second installment of Landscape Visions. The exhibition displays Schuchard’s dedication to the aesthetics and craft of black and white landscape photography over the course of his distinguished career.

Mar 14 Mar 14

Opening Reception to Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft

The State Historical Society of Missouri and Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection commemorate the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage with the collaborative exhibition Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft. Displays include related clothing and artwork from statewide collections that highlight roles of Missouri women in the national suffrage movement, as well as trailblazing women in Missouri politics before and after ratification of the federal amendment.

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Feb 19 Feb 19

Curator Lecture: US Cartoonists Chronicle the History of African American Voting Rights

SHSMO art curator Joan Stack provides a free lecture about a selection of twentieth-century editorial cartoons that address the issue of African American voting rights. Most of the artworks displayed are original drawings from the nationally renowned cartoon collection of the State Historical Society of Missouri. These rarely seen artworks document the long struggle Americans of color have experienced in their attempts to exercise their fundamental rights as citizens.

Feb 19

Show Me Missouri Speakers Bureau Lecture: Bryan Jack

University City Public Library hosts Bryan Jack for their presentation Slave Pen to Spectator Sport: Remembering St. Louis's Buried Past.

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