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Today's Hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 316.263.1311
Today's Hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 316.263.1311
Apr
07
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Senior Wednesday - With Wit & Style: Ethel Hays, “Cleverest Girl Artist in America”

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Please join us in welcoming Lauren E. Hunley as she presents "With Wit & Style: Ethel Hays, 'Cleverest Girl Artist in America!'"

Ethel Hays became one of the most popular newspaper cartoonists in the 1920s and 1930s. Called “The artist who made the flapper famous,” her illustrations helped to normalize flapper culture and paved the way for major cultural changes for women throughout the century.

Lauren E. Hunley has spent over fifteen years in the museum field. Earning her Master of Arts in Learning & Visitor Services in Museums and Galleries through Leicester University in England, she’s worked for both small museums and national museum service organizations. She is the author of 101 Museum Programs on a Shoestring Budget and has presented at numerous museum conferences. She is currently the Community Historian at the Western Heritage Center in Billings, Montana, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Mountain-Plains Museums Association.

Choose from three ways to join the presentation:

  • In-person: Join us in-person at the Museum for Lauren's virtual presentation. Face coverings and social distancing will be required while in the Museum, however coffee and pre-packaged refreshments will also be provided. No need to register — simply walk in!
  • Virtually via Zoom (free for Members with discount code)
  • Virtually via YouTube Livestream (free for Members with discount code)

For those who sign up virtually: Everything you need to tune in will be sent to you in a follow-up email after registration is complete.

Admission: $4 for nonmembers, Members are free!

Click to Register for Virtual Options

 

This program is in partnership with Humanities Kansas’ Humanities Hotline. Call 1-888-416-2018 any time to hear short history stories with different topics every month!