David Crockett (1786-1836) has been known as a legendary frontiersman, a backwoods congressman, a martyred hero, as a pop culture icon and as an integral part of the American identity over the past two centuries. Sunrise in His Pocket pays homage to both the man and the myth by displaying artifacts from Crockett’s life along with objects that reflect his ongoing influence in American culture. The exhibit explores Crockett as the quintessential frontiersman; the inspiration for the American image of the “hunter-hero;” a symbol of the “Age of the Common Man;” a martyr for the cause of America’s Manifest Destiny; and a celebrity of popular culture. For more information go online at www.TheStoryofTexas.com.
Attending the opening of the Davy Crockett exhibit in Austin March 2nd were documentary filmmaker Gary Foreman, exhibit curator Paul Hutton, WHA nominating committee member Paul Fees, WHA President-elect Brian W. Dippie, and artist Thom Ross.