History Book Club “The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” Wednesday, September 11, 2024 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
September 11, 2024
Look to the MFAH for good books and great conversations! The History Book Club presents free discussions about literature and art, and you’re invited. These talks focus on books about life in Europe and America during the 18th and 19th centuries, inspired by the collections of the two MFAH house museums: Bayou Bend and Rienzi.
The book selection for September is The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea by Jack E. Davis. Illuminating America’s political and economic relationship with the environment from the age of the conquistadors to the present, Davis demonstrates how the Gulf’s fruitful ecosystems and exceptional beauty empowered a growing nation.
► Via Zoom | 1:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Register online to attend.
Questions? 713.639.7800 or 713.639.7759 / rienzi@mfah.org or bayoubend@mfah.org
Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Sharon G. Dies; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Houston Junior Woman’s Club; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Bobbie Nau; William A. and Madeline Smith Charitable Trust; and additional generous donors.
The education programs also receive endowment income from funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; and the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment.
Education programs at Rienzi receive generous funding from the Sterling-Turner Foundation; Alkek and Williams Foundation; Carroll Sterling and Harris Masterson III Endowment; and the Caroline Wiess Law Endowment for Rienzi.