The story of Thomas Gilcrease (1890 1962) is the story of the world s first oil boom, of a state in its formative years, of marriages and fortunes made and lost but most lastingly it is the story of how the Gilcrease collection came to exist, and how Gilcrease Museum became an unparalleled treasure house now owned by the citizens of Tulsa, Oklahoma. With over 500,000 artifacts, pieces of art, and archival gems, it is a testament to one man s dedication and vision. In "Thomas Gilcrease, " the man behind that museum is revealed.
Born in 1890, Thomas Gilcrease came of age at roughly the...
The story of Thomas Gilcrease (1890 1962) is the story of the world s first oil boom, of a state in its formative years, of marriages and fortunes ...
Forging a Nation: The American History Collection at Gilcrease Museum explores that strugglethe history of the United Statesas told through art, artifacts, and archival materials that illuminate some three hundred years of a shared cultural experience.
Forging a Nation: The American History Collection at Gilcrease Museum explores that strugglethe history of the United Statesas told through art, artif...
When the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence and created a new nation - the United States of America - few colonists-turned-citizens could foresee the great struggles that lay before it in the centuries to come." Forging a Nation "explores those struggles--the history of the US--as told through art, artifacts, and archival materials that illuminate some three hundred years of a shared cultural experience.
When the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence and created a new nation - the United States of America - few colonists-t...
