Press Release
May 17, 2018
Contact: Jennie Buchanan
Museum of the Western Prairie, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 580-482-1044
jbuchanan@okhistory.org
www.okhistory.org/westernprairie
“Oklahoma’s Vernacular Architecture from the Easel of John Womack” Exhibit and Program at the Museum of the Western Prairie
ALTUS, Okla. — The Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus, Okla., is pleased to present a new exhibit, “Oklahoma’s Vernacular Architecture from the Easel of John Womack,” opening with a premiere program on Thursday, June 7. The gallery opens at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be in the First Gallery of the Museum of the Western Prairie during June and July.
Since his retirement as a professor in the School of Architecture at Oklahoma State University, John Womack has devoted his talents to creating intriguing images of vernacular structures across Oklahoma. The exhibition will feature these newer pieces along with pen-and-ink drawings from a Route 66 series he created in celebration of Oklahoma’s centennial. This event is hosted by the Western Trail Historical Society.
The Museum of the Western Prairie is located at 1100 Memorial Drive in Altus, Okla.
The Museum of the Western Prairie is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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