Beaux Arts Ball Oklahoma books " by journalist Tom Lindley

" by journalist Tom Lindley

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By Mike Larsen

Beaux Arts Ball Oklahoma books " by journalist Tom LindleyThe Beaux Arts Society was born from the need to sustain the Oklahoma Art Center, known today as the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Although prominent families and art enthusiasts made possible the purchase of art and provided funds to attract traveling artists, there was no means to maintain the facility itself. That all changed in 1945 when Eleanor Kirkpatrick suggested an annual costume ball to raise much needed funds and create broad publicity for