Faces On the Walls — Visiting San Antonio Museum of Art

Situated north of downtown San Antonio along the famous River Walk, the San Antonio Museum of Art is housed in the historic Lone Star Brewery building complex. From the outside, the complex lacks the grandeur of Beaux-Arts facades. Multi-floored, with a subdued sun-fade yellow, the brick buildings give the feeling of genteel southern living in … Continue reading Faces On the Walls — Visiting San Antonio Museum of Art

Texas Traditions: Contemporary Artists of the Lone Star State

Heritage Auctions was set up like a contemporary painting gallery this afternoon for the release of Texas Traditions: Contemporary Artists of the Lone Star State by Michael Duty & Susan Hallsten McGarry The walls of the front gallery at Slocum Street were lined with works by the 36 artists featured in the book. When we … Continue reading Texas Traditions: Contemporary Artists of the Lone Star State

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