Austin feels young, so does its museum. The American collection at the Blanton Museum of Art does not cover the first 100 years’ art of the nation, not to mention colonial times. Yet the presentation succeeds in holding an inviting angel that solicits comparison, connection and communication. In one room that features works of the … Continue reading At Blanton Museum of Art – Connoisseurship with a Touch of Cool
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The Bluebonnets and Western Art at Heritage
Julian Onderdonk (1882-1922), Bluebonnets at Sunrise Western art is not a commodity easily definable. We may think of it as depicting cowboys, cacti, and cattle. The most notable Western Art by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell depicts just that. One of the points made in a talk at Heritage Auction Galleries last night by Art … Continue reading The Bluebonnets and Western Art at Heritage