Slide Lecture Recreates L. Frank Baum's Tour of Egypt
At 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, in the 1916 Room on the first floor of E.S. Bird Library, David Moyer will deliver a slide lecture titled, "Up the Nile in Style: L. Frank Baum's 'Grand Tour' of Egypt." In this lecture Moyer will recreate a 1906 tour through Egypt by the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and his wife, Maud.
Baum, who was an amateur photographer, documented their trek with numerous photos, now in the possession of his great-grandson Robert Baum. Moyer will juxtapose Baum's original images with his own views of the same sites photographed decades later, mostly from the same perspective. Humorous and poetic excerpts from Maud's letters home will punctuate Moyer's own commentary on the couple's travels.
Moyer is a Syracuse native with a background in theater and degrees from Hunter College. A specialist in Egyptian archaeology and an expert on Baum, he teaches adult education courses in the New York City area. He also serves as special correspondent for KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt and writes a column on Oz news for the International Wizard of Oz Club newsletter, The Baum Bugle.
This free event, open to the public, is sponsored by the Syracuse University Library Associates in cooperation with the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation. Refreshments will be served immediately after.
