Joan Stack

Thomas Hart Benton is making history yet again, this time as the largest statue (we're talking 5,000 lbs) at the Center for Missouri Studies! JOAN STACK, curator or art collections for The State Historical Society of Missouri, tells us the story of its journey from the U.S. Capitol, where it's been since 1899, to right here in Columbia. May 31, 2023

Earth Month may be winding down, but an exhibition at The State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia titled, ‘Fragile Earth: 50 Years of Environmental Editorial Cartoons’, is just getting started! JOAN STACK, Curator of Art Collections, pulls back the curtain a bit with a little help from a trifold display straight out of middle school! April 28, 2023

In honor of Black History Month, The State Historical Society of Missouri is taking a "deep dive" into the Missouri Sharecroppers' Strike of 1939. JOAN STACK, Curator of Art Collections, tells us the story of what happened, and shares some poignant images by photographer Arthur Witman that are currently on display inside Ellis Library on the MU campus. February 17, 2023

We're spending this Pearl Harbor Day morning with JOAN STACK, curator of art collections at The State Historical Society of Missouri. She takes us behind the brush of three of famed artist Thomas Hart Benton's works on the "horrors" or World War II that are permanently on display at the Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia. December 7, 2022

"We are bringing the world to Missouri." So says DAIVE DUNKLEY ahead of the very first University of Missouri Peace Studies Conference, happening later this month at both Ellis Library and the State Historical Society of Missouri, and you're invited! The theme is Peacemaking and Peace-building in Modern Societies. Additional guest: JOAN STACK September 8, 2022

Feeling patriotic? One of Thomas Hart Benton's masterpieces, 'Embarkation - Prelude to Death', is on display today and everyday at the Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia. Curator of art collections, JOAN STACK, tells us the story behind this now 80-year-old war-themed painting. June 30, 2022

It isn't well-known that Missouri used to be the largest fur-trading center in the world or the world's leading shoe manufacturer, but that's okay, that's why we have people like NICOLE JOHNSTON around to tell us- and better yet, show us, 200 years of fashion in the Show Me State. See for yourself now through June 17 at the Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia! Additional guest: JOAN STACK May 20, 2022

Before you go, find out more about The State Historical Society of Missouri's latest exhibit, 'Domesticated Animals and American Identity: A Selection of Artwork by George Caleb Bingham and Thomas Hart Benton,' with curator of art collections, JOAN STACK, and curatorial intern, ISABEL MILLER. March 22, 2022

Each year, The State Historical Society of Missouri partners with MU Libraries for an exhibit about Black History Month. Today's guest, JOAN STACK, curator of art collections, tells us what they've come up with based on this year's theme of health care and wellness in the lives of Black Americans. February 1, 2022

The State Historical Society of Missouri is winding down 2021 - our state's bicentennial - with a free concert and art event next Tuesday in Columbia! After a performance by the Columbia Chamber Choir, take a guided tour of the many early-statehood exhibits (including the quilt seen here) still on display inside the Center for Missouri Studies. Guest: JOAN STACK, Curator of Art Collections December 10, 2021