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Colossal book on display at Stark Museum of Art

Chad Cooper
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Books date back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries, when the Romans created a “codex,” which is an ancient book form with individual sheets of papyrus, parchment, or paper folded in half and sewn together at the fold. The reader would open the pages to reveal two columns of text that shared a page.
2022 Stark Reading Contest County Finals winners Shelby Eason, Triston Tinkle, Ashley Callahan and Sadie Prouse

2022 Stark Reading Contest County Finals winners Shelby Eason, Triston Tinkle, Ashley Callahan and Sadie Prouse

Stark Reading winners announced

News Staff
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The Board of Directors and administrative staff of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation congratulated the winners of the 2022 County Finals of the 118th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation with an array of gifts and applause.
Robert von Sternberg's 'Silvas Oil Company, Ventura, California'

Robert von Sternberg's 'Silvas Oil Company, Ventura, California'

Stark Museum opens new photography exhibit

Chad Cooper
Thursday, March 3, 2022
The Stark Museum of Art houses one of the finest collections of 19th and 20th century Western American art in the country. The collection focuses on the stunning land, dramatic people, and diverse wildlife of the American West. The museum, which began as a vision of H.J.
The 2020 winners of the school-level competition (Left to Right): Emily Simmons: 2nd place, Declamation; Maryn Chilton: 1st place, Declamation; Savannah Young: 1st place, Interpretive Reading; Ella Bunting: 2nd place, Interpretive Reading.

The 2020 winners of the school-level competition (Left to Right): Emily Simmons: 2nd place, Declamation; Maryn Chilton: 1st place, Declamation; Savannah Young: 1st place, Interpretive Reading; Ella Bunting: 2nd place, Interpretive Reading.

Winners announced for Stark Reading Contest

Emily Tassin
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Vidor High School students Maryn Chilton and Savannah Young earned first place in Declamation and Interpretive Reading, respectively, at the school-level finals of the 116th Miriam Lutcher Stark Contest in Reading and Declamation, a scholarship program sponsored by the Nelda C. and H.J.
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