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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

“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

Shop for merchandise inspired by Frank Reaugh exhibition

October 27, 2015 - Christine Lee

 “Frank Reaugh was the most improbable of artists, a European-trained Impressionist whose entire oeuvre was devoted to Longhorn cattle and the West Texas landscape.” –Ron Tyler, “Foreword”

 

Enjoy a deeper look into Reaugh’s work with Windows on the West: The Art of Frank Reaugh, the companion publication edited by Ransom Center Curator of Art Peter F. Mears. This hard-back publication features in-depth essays from four contributors and more than 100 images that exemplify Frank Reaugh’s life’s work. [Read more…] about Shop for merchandise inspired by Frank Reaugh exhibition

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, gift shop, gifts, museum shop, note cards, pastels, presents, store, Twenty-four hours with the herd, Windows on the West

Listen: Join Frank Reaugh’s cowboys in O Roundup

October 22, 2015 - Kathleen Telling

One of our patrons’ favorite features about our current exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, is the “guide by cell” audio tour for visitors. This audio tour lets visitors call in and hear informational snippets about the paintings on display. Ransom Center Curator of Art Peter Mears discusses highlights from the exhibition, and Project Specialist Greg Curtis speaks as the voice of Frank Reaugh to narrate the artist’s own comments.

[Read more…] about Listen: Join Frank Reaugh’s cowboys in O Roundup

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Art, Exhibitions, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh audio guide, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, guide by cell, O Roundup, paintings, pastels, Peter Mears

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

Listen: Driving the Herd

September 17, 2015 - Isabel Dunn

Frank Reaugh Driving the Herd, Number 1 from Twenty-four Hours with the Herd, 1933, pastel on board, 24 x 48 1/16 inches

One of visitors’ favorite features about our 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. For the exhibition, Ransom Center Curator of Art Peter Mears discusses highlights from the exhibition, and Project Specialist Greg Curtis spoke as the voice of Frank Reaugh to narrate the artist’s own comments. [Read more…] about Listen: Driving the Herd

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: 24 Hours with the Herd, Art, audio, cattle, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh audio guide, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, guide by cell, longhorn, painting, pastels

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