Last chance to see "Imagining the Southwest: Art of the Santa Fe", until Saturday, May 31. The Santa Fe Railway was one of the first and most active collectors of Western Art in the opening decades of the twentieth century. The Santa Fe acted as a patron of the artists who were flocking to the American West to capture unique landscapes and exotic peoples at the turn of the century. William Haskell Simpson, who was named Santa Fe’s advertising agent in 1900, set out to acquire these artworks in large numbers, using them to shape an identity for the railway and entice travelers to explore a unique and exotic landscape. The Santa Fe created an enduring vision of the Southwest which was deeply linked to its own corporate identity, permeating everything from the company’s logo to its timetables, station design, dining car menus, and advertising campaigns.
Reading History Book Club
The Reading History Book Blub will be meeting Tuesday, May 13 at 5:30. The May book is "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War" by Tony Horwitz. The Reading History Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 7pm for a book discussion. Upcoming book selections can be found on our Book Club page.
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