Event Details
Dates: 4/24/20225/15/2022
6/26/2022
9/25/2022
10/23/2022
Description
John Bell, Jr.’s iconic paintings of historic Fort Smith are worth a thousand words, or however many fill it takes to fill an entire history book! Join us at RAM as we peer a little closer and hear historical perspectives of the buildings and scenes Bell documented with his paintbrush. Local historians and representatives of landmarks will share entertaining details of the “who, how, and what” of these pillars of the city’s historic charm.
April 24th: The Marshal Series of four paintings with speakers Cody Faber and Bill Black
May 15th: The Garrison Avenue Bridge (The Hayride, After the Parade) with Al Whitson
June 26th: Fort Smith Churches with church representatives
Sept. 25th: Early Industries: Miss Laura’s Social Club and Weldon, Williams and Lick, with Timothy Peterson and Amy Jones and Captilles Vick
Oct. 23th Garrison Avenue: seven paintings with speaker Chuck Girard
FREE - Registration not Required
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