The train comes to Wichita

Author / Creator

Thomas, Peter, 1954- author, papermaker

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Designed and produced for an exhibit at the Wichita Art Museum. Train is a model of typical steam locomotive used during the period of Westward expansion. Text, on five scrolls, is rolled onto cran...

Designed and produced for an exhibit at the Wichita Art Museum. Train is a model of typical steam locomotive used during the period of Westward expansion. Text, on five scrolls, is rolled onto crank shaft inside the model trail. Text juxtaposes early train lore, Wichita's early history, and 2 folk songs: The Old Chisholm Trail and The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.

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