Noon to 1 p.m.
Who was the real Annie Oakley? Was she a frontier cowgirl, the first female superstar, or a genteel lady of the late Victorian period? The Stark Museum of Art will explore Annie Oakley’s identity in an interactive program, Annie Oakley Book Talk, on Thursday, August 13 at noon in the Museum’s Education Center, 812 Green Avenue, Orange, Texas. The program is free and open to the public.
Sarah Boehme, Director of the Stark Museum of Art, will lead a book-group discussion of the publication The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley by author Glenda Riley. Participants are encouraged to read the book in advance. The program will include a viewing of a twenty-one second film by Thomas Edison of Annie Oakley shooting targets in 1894.
“August 13 is Annie Oakley’s birthday, so we will serve a birthday cake to celebrate in her honor. The program is planned to take place over the lunch hour, so participants may bring a brown bag lunch to enjoy during the discussion. The Museum will furnish water and coffee,” explained Sarah Boehme.
The Annie Oakley Book Talk is held in coordination with the Stark Museum of Art’s special exhibition Pistols: Dazzling Firearms, which is on view through October 24. Two pistols given to Annie Oakley by her husband Frank Butler are featured in the exhibition. Pistols: Dazzling Firearms was organized by the Museum of the American West, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, California.
The book is being sold in the Museum Store.
