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Our year with J. Frank Dobie

September 25, 2015 - Joan Sibley

C. H. Dykeman, Photograph of J. Frank Dobie at his desk, 1959. Note the wooden roadrunner on his desk and the open file cabinet drawer showing folders of papers.

Thanks to support from the TexTreasures grant program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the papers of Texas writer, folklorist, and educator J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964) are now [Read more…] about Our year with J. Frank Dobie

Filed Under: Authors, Cataloging Tagged With: archivist, Cataloging, Daniela Lozano, Dobie, Finding Aid, folklore, grant, Institute of Museum and Library Services, J. Frank Dobie, Joan Sibley, Life and Literature of the Southwest, southwest, Texas literature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, TexTreasures

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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