March 30, 2011
Lunch and Look: Drawing the Boundary
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
12:10 – 12:50 p.m.
Education Center—812 Green Avenue
Lunch program on art and science stemming from the United States and Mexican War of 1846-48. Sarah Boehme, Museum Director, will give slide talk related to Lands Fit for the Camel: Images from the Mexican Boundary Surveys. Order box lunch from 409.670.0805, to be delivered by Star and Crescent Moon Café of Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center.
The program celebrates Texas History Month by identifying and exploring historical events that shaped our state and our national identity. Sarah Boehme will discuss how art, science, and warfare came together during the U.S. and Mexican War and the resulting boundary surveys. The talk will explore a tale of national expansion, governmental bureaucracy and individual accomplishment.
The Star and Crescent Moon Café menu can be found a the link below. This event has limited seating; for those wishing to attend, lunch orders must be placed and confirmed by Friday, March 25 at 5:00 p.m. To order a box lunch and reserve a seat, call 409.670.0805 or email jchirafis@shangrilagardens.org. A confirmed lunch order serves as the reservation for this presentation. Café staff will bring lunches to the Education Center to distribute orders to attendees.
Star and Crescent Moon Café Menu
John Mix Stanley (1814-1872)
View of the Copper Mine
1847, oil on academy board
9.875 x 12.75 inches
Stark Museum of Art, Orange Texas
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