The final program in the Yellowstone Gateway Museum’s ‘Culture of the 19th Century’ speaker series, “A Verdigris
Legacy: The Far Reach of Copper King William Andrews Clark,” is set for Wednesday, May 8th. Historian and writer Robert Brock will present during this rescheduled program. The free lecture will begin at 7pm at Livingston’s Park Photo. Doors at 6:30pm.
For more than a year, Brock followed the trail of Montana Copper King William Andrews Clark and chronicled his journey to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Jerome, Arizona, Washington, D.C., and New York City in six installments for the Butte Arts Monthly. He will share excerpts and photographs from his series, and examine how, like the verdigris patina of copper, the spoils and costs of Clark’s conquest have weathered the decades, revealing many deep parallels that still exist between these cities and Montana. The complete series is available at www.coresamples.blog.
Brock is a fourth-generation Montanan from Butte and graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in history in 2005. For more than a decade he has been a union organizer with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and now, based in Butte, is organizing coordinator for the western United States. In his travels, he frequently encounters powerful influences from Montana’s rich history, and tries through writing to share the story in both the Treasure State and the places Montana helped establish.
All programs are held at 7pm at Park Photo, located at 115 S Main in Livingston. The speaker series is free, open to the public and refreshments are served. Doors at 6:30pm.
For more information about upcoming programs, visit www.yellowstonegatewaymuseum.org or find the museum on Facebook (@yellowstonegatewaymuseum). •
