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Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West

Meet docent Carol Headrick—lifelong teacher, Texas native, and manuscript enthusiast

December 15, 2015 - Isabel Dunn

Carol Headrick gives a tour of the exhibition "Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West." Photo by Pete Smith.

Harry Ransom Center docents are volunteer guides who lead daily tours of the Center’s exhibitions. In the months leading up to exhibition openings, docents work closely with exhibition curators to gain a more complete understanding of exhibition items and content. The docent training process involves readings, discussion, and intense familiarization with the exhibition.

[Read more…] about Meet docent Carol Headrick—lifelong teacher, Texas native, and manuscript enthusiast

Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Meet the Staff Tagged With: 1914-1918, Art, docents, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, Frida Kahlo, landscapes, pastels, Texas, The World at War

Frank Reaugh’s preferred medium

December 1, 2015 - Harry Ransom Center

Isabella Savage in front of her favorite section of Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, "Studie and Sketches."

Isabella Savage is a Westlake High School student who spent the fall semester as an intern with Curator of Art Peter Mears to help gather and organize data related to the materials in the exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West. Isabella met with Peter two hours per week to fulfill her requirements for Westlake High’s Mentorship Program, which places students with professionals in their working environment.   [Read more…] about Frank Reaugh’s preferred medium

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: art curator, Exhibitions, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, high school, mentor

Preparing Frank Reaugh’s pastels for a new audience

November 25, 2015 - Rebecca Johnson

Heather Hamilton consolidates a pastel by Frank Reaugh titled 'Cattle Chewing Bones' for an upcoming exhibit. Photo by Kate Contakos.

The works on view from the Ransom Center’s collection in Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West have been at The University of Texas at Austin since before the Ransom Center was founded. Reaugh donated them to the University in 1937. [Read more…] about Preparing Frank Reaugh’s pastels for a new audience

Filed Under: Art, Conservation, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Art, Conservation, exhibition services, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, Ken Grant, pastel

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