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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

Pastel basics, from the Renaissance to Frank Reaugh to today

November 18, 2015 - Rebecca Johnson

The exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West. Photos by Pete Smith.

“I love the big open skies of West Texas. I grew up in Virginia. There, everything is so much closer feeling. So coming out here for the first time, it’s just like—whoa! It’s almost a physical sensation you get when you’re out in that big, open-sky country. So that’s what draws me to paint it.”

[Read more…] about Pastel basics, from the Renaissance to Frank Reaugh to today

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Art, artist tools, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, Jeri Salter, landscapes, materials, oil painting, pastel, pastel artist, video

“Sis and Jock’s Hot as Hell West Texas Tour!”: Docent takes a 1,318 mile road trip in Frank Reaugh’s footsteps

November 12, 2015 - Isabel Dunn

Harry Ransom Center docents are volunteer guides that lead free daily tours of the Center’s exhibitions. In the months leading up to exhibition openings, docents work closely with 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 “Sis and Jock’s Hot as Hell West Texas Tour!”: Docent takes a 1,318 mile road trip in Frank Reaugh’s footsteps

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Art, docents, Exhibitions, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, landscapes, pastels, Texas

Listen: Step into the dreamy Southwestern scene of Frank Reaugh’s Quiet River

October 1, 2015 - Kathleen Telling

One of patrons’ favorite features about the current exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, is the “guide by cell” audio tour. This audio tour lets visitors call in and hear informational snippets about the paintings on display. [Read more…] about Listen: Step into the dreamy Southwestern scene of Frank Reaugh’s Quiet River

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: 19th century, Art, Frank Reaugh audio guide, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, guide by cell, landscapes, longhorn, pastels, Quiet River, Texas

Frank Reaugh: In retrospect

August 27, 2015 - Charley Binkow

Frank Reaugh Indian Camp, circa 1883, pastel on paper, 11 13/16 x 6 11/16 inches

From August 4 through November 29, the Harry Ransom Center hosts the exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West. It showcases more than 100 artworks by renowned artist Frank Reaugh (pronounced “Ray”) drawn from the Ransom Center’s own collection as well as public and private collections from around the state. The companion book Windows on the West: The Art of Frank Reaugh, edited by Curator of Art Peter F. Mears, complements the exhibition, and published by the Ransom Center and UT Press. Excerpted below is the foreward to the book, “Frank Reaugh in Retrospect,” written by Ron Tyler. In it, Tyler reflects on Reaugh’s life and the context of Reaugh’s distinguished career. [Read more…] about Frank Reaugh: In retrospect

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: exhibition, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, landscapes, painting, pastels, Ron Tyler, southwest, Texas, UT Press, Windows on the West

Rediscovering the art of Frank Reaugh

August 18, 2015 - Peter Mears

Companion publication Windows on the West: The Art of Frank Reaugh (University of Texas Press and Harry Ransom Center) Edited by Ransom Center Art Curator Peter Mears

From August 4 through November 29, 2015, the Harry Ransom Center hosts the exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West. The showcase displays over 100 artworks by renowned artist Frank Reaugh (pronounced “Ray”). To complement the exhibition, a companion book is available titled Windows on the West, The Art of Frank Reaugh, edited by Curator of Art Peter F. Mears. The excerpt below is Mears’s introduction to the book, titled “Rediscovering the Art of Frank Reaugh.” In it, he describes Reaugh’s life, vision, and legacy as one of Texas’s most iconic artists.  [Read more…] about Rediscovering the art of Frank Reaugh

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: exhibition, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, landscapes, painting, pastels, Peter Mears, southwest, Texas, Windows on the West

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