Friday, June 4 | 6 pm lecture; 7 pm book signing | Free; tickets required | The Farrell Auditorium

Join author, historian, and SLAM alum Christian Naffziger for an exploration into art and local history in his book Adam Lemp and the Western Brewery.

While artist Charles Wimar is best known for his depictions of Native Americans and bison, he also painted pre–Civil War St. Louis, including The Adam Lemp Brewery, Saint Louis, 1859—a highly detailed painting depicting the cave property where the brewer stored his beer in the then-rural countryside of St. Louis. Drawing on archival research, Naffziger will share his research on the work of Wimar and one of the largest breweries in the city before Prohibition.

Christian Naffziger will be available to sign books immediately following the lecture.