Big Muddy Speaker Series presents:

Name: An Art Historical Journey Along the Missouri River
Start: 2018-08-14T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2018-08-14T20:30:00-05:00
Location: The Bistro at Les Bourgeois Vineyards

An Art Historical Journey Along the Missouri River

Presented by Brian Hearn

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by George Caleb Bingham

For thousands of years, the Missouri River has been a site of human visual culture. From petroglyphs made by Indigenous artists to the European and American artist/explorers of the 19^th century to contemporary artists of today, the Big Muddy continues to inspire and engage the artistic imagination. In this presentation, we will view a

curated selection of the river’s most iconic images and consider how artist’s representations have shifted, like the river itself, through the centuries.

Meet Your Presenter

Brian Hearn

, art historian

Brian Hearn is an art writer, historian, curator and consultant based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Resources & Links

Dig deeper for more info on this topic –

ARTICLE – “The Missouri As Muse: Painters And Photographers Are Drawn To The River” – by CJ Janovy, June 10, 2015 – KCUR.org
AUDIO – “River Art” – a Central Standard broadcast discussion with local artists and activists working to connect KC to the Missouri River, including Healthy Rivers Partnership’s Vicki Richmond.
ARTICLE – “The Epic Tale Of How A ‘Lost’ Film With An All Native-American Cast Can Once Again Be Seen” – a KCUR story about Brian Hearn’s work bringing back the lost silent movie classic “The Daughter of Dawn” – by Melissa Lenos, Oct. 17, 2016, KCUR.org

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Special thanks to Les Bourgeois Vineyards for giving us the opportunity to use their beautiful space overlooking the Missouri River. All speakers are presenting for free! Thank you all for sharing your knowledge with us!

The Big Muddy Speaker Series also takes place monthly in Kansas City and St. Charles.

The views and opinions expressed by our presenters do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of Missouri River Relief, the Big Muddy Speaker Series or any of the partners that support this public forum. The Big Muddy Speaker Series believes that hearing diverse perspectives is a crucial building block for an informed public.