Dr. Hal Wert Oral History

Object number2016.001.0019

Date02/02/2016

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Hal Wert

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 50 Minutes

Collections

DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Hal Wert. A professor of history at the Kansas City Art Institute, Wert is an author and collector of presidential campaign posters. A young Nixon supporter in 1960, he switched sides during the election after a personal encounter with Senator John F. Kennedy. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 2, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Dr. Wert curated the traveling exhibit "Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster from 1844-2012," organized by Exhibits USA/Mid-America Arts Alliance. The exhibit was featured on the Museum's seventh floor from February 3 to March 12, 2016. Many of the pieces in the exhibit came from his personal collection. In addition to this oral history, Dr. Wert participated in a public program and teacher workshop at The Sixth Floor Museum, both of which were recorded as part of the Oral History Project. The teacher workshop may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: Sign Of The Times: Teacher workshop with exhibit curator Dr. Hal Wert (youtube.com). - Stephen Fagin, Curator