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| Title | HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group Newsletter, August 2017 |
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| Transcript | HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group Newsletter, August 2017 Downtown Houston inundated by the flood of 1935 (l); Emma Richardson Cherry Buffalo Bayou Flood Control c1937 (r) Delayed by Harvey! It has been a hard two weeks for Houston and all of Southeast Texas. Many of our friends and neighbors have lost their homes and had their lives disrupted in ways that would have seemed unimaginable just a few days ago. Some have lost their lives. And a long, hard period of recovery is ahead. This issue of the HETAG Newsletter has been delayed by the storm. I almost decided to skip it altogether. But I believe, and I suspect most HETAGers would agree, that art can be part of the recovery of our city and region. It has been in the past, as the images included here attest (though, since Houstonians are always looking to a better future, I’ve found surprisingly few images of disasters past by our artists of the past). Earlier Houston Art exhibitions and programs that may provide some respite – maybe even some comfort – are already planned, rescheduled in some cases, and I wanted to let you know about them. We’ll probably need them now more than ever. Julius Stockfleth Tremont Street, Galveston, During Hurricane of Sept. 8th 1900 1900 HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group Upcoming Talks on Earlier Houston Art: Focus on the 70s and 80s: Houston Foundations Part II August 26, 2017 - November 4, 2017 Deborah Colton Gallery 2445 North Blvd. Houston, TX 77098 713.869.5151 In conjunction with the exhibition Deborah Colton Gallery will be presenting a series of talks and panel discussions throughout September and October, 2017. Foundations Symposium Series: Panels and Lectures during "Focus on the 70's and 80's - Foundation II" Saturday, September 9th: Houston: Respecting Our Past Strengthens Our Future Panelists will be Dean Lisa German, Dean of the University of Houston - School of the Libraries, and Minnette Boesel, who was the Mayor's Assistant in charge of Cultural Affairs and is a historical preservation patron and activist. They will speak about the importance of preserving our art history as we become a thriving international destination city of the arts. Moderator: Deborah M. Colton 2:00 to 2:30 pm: Open House, see the exhibition and visit with the artists. 2:30 to 3:30 pm: Panel Discussion, then Open Forum with Questions and Conversation. 3:30 to 6:00 pm: Opening Reception Saturday, September 16th: Thoroughly Modern: The Cherry-McNeill Group and the Foundation of Modern Art in Houston, 1896 - 1954 Randy Tibbits, curator and art history enthusiast, will speak about Houston's early art history, the artists, trends that influenced future generations and who we are today. 2:00 to 2:30 pm: Open House, see the exhibition visit with the artists. 2:30 to 3:30 pm: Panel Discussion, then Open Forum with Questions and Conversation. Saturday, September 23rd: Exploring the 50's and 60's Art Scene in Houston TBA 2:00 to 2:30 pm: Open House, see the exhibition and visit with the artists. 2:30 to 3:30 pm: Panel Discussion, then Open Forum with Questions and Conversation. HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group Saturday, September 30th: Focus on the 70's & 80's and Houston Pete Gershon will be focusing on the art scene and the artists, what what has made us unique as an art community and discussing the contents of his book which will be published next fall, "Collision: Contemporary Artists Working in Houston, 1972 - 1985" . From a patron perspective, Carrington Weens, who was the Chairman of the Board of the CAMH during its pivotal time and headed the architecture selection committee to helped raise the funds for the current building will speak about his experiences during this period of time also. Introduction by Catherine D. Anspon 2:00 to 2:30 pm: Open House, see the exhibition visit with the artists. 2:30 to 3:30 pm: Panel Discussion, then Open Forum with Questions and Conversation. Saturday, October 28th: Panel Discussion: Sewing the Seeds: Houston's Non Profits and Alternative Spaces in the 1980s The untold and under-known chapters of the founding of many of our art organizations during the 80s. Panelists include Michelle Barnes, Patricia Hernandez and Robert Morris. Moderator: Catherine D. Anspon 2:00 to 2:30 pm: Open House, see the exhibition and visit with the artists. 2:30 to 3:30 pm: Panel Discussion, then Open Forum with Questions and Conversation. Saturday, November 4th: Panel Discussion and Closing Reception: The Power of Houston - An Art City of the Future! Closing and Summary Panel which will address where we have been, what makes us special and where we are going in the future, with talks of plans for a major city wide event for the fall of 2018 and other grass root art projects which are developing. Several community leaders will be on this panel including artists, patrons and gallerists. 2:00 to 2:30 pm: Open House, see the exhibition and visit with the artists. 2:30 to 3:30 pm: Panel Discussion, then Open Forum with Questions and Conversation. Closing reception and celebration of Houston: 7:00 to 9:30 pm Melissa Miller Flood 1983Museum of Fine Arts Houston HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group Richard Stout On the Bay 1991 Upcoming Exhibitions: Opening September 29 at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont Sense of Home: The Art of Richard Stout On view beginning September 30, 2017 Opening Reception: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Friday, September 29, 2017 (Please note that the dates have changed due to Hurricane Harvey.) Current Exhibitions: Celebrating Houston's Founding Modernists: David Adickes, Leila McConnell & Henri Gadbois William Reaves|Sarah Foltz Fine Art 2143 Westheimer, Houston, Texas 77098 713.521.7500 August 18 - September 9, 2017 Dignity in Labor: Texas Regionalism from the Bobbie and John L. Nau Collection Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts 6815 Cypresswood Drive Spring, TX 77379 Phone: 281.376.6322 June 10 – September 9, 2017 HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group “Planned, Organized and Established: Houston Artist Cooperatives in the 1930s” August 12 – November 9, 2017 The Julia Ideson Building, Houston Public Library Downtown 550 McKinney Street. Houston, Texas 77002 http://houstonlibrary.org/learn-explore/exhibits/houston-artist-cooperative (Please Note: The Ideson Building is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Harvey; Please check the HPL website to verify reopening before going downtown.) HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group Samuel Countee My Guitar 1936, collection of Sam and Juli Stevens. Ruth Pershing Uhler Growth c1934, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum (l); Grace Spaulding John Patterns: Portrait of Ruth Pershing Uhler 1932, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Gift of Patricia John Keightley and John Spaulding John (r). These three magnificent paintings frame the entry mini-gallery of the exhibition. HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group The amazing Ruth Pershing Uhler “Earth Rhythms” series, 1935. Brought back together from various collections for the first time since 1936. HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group The Exhibition Team worked to make every view interesting, all the way to the back wall. HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group Trees in the front, but to draw you further back – Samuel Countee’s The Harpist 1934, first prize winner in the Fourth Annual Art Exhibition at the Colored Carnegie Library. Not just paintings – there’s sculpture too. HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group In the Ideson Gallery the magnolias, iris and spider lilies look great. And we even have an R-rated section – but it’s discretely around the corner (and on the last page!). HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group Gene Charlton The Wind and the Trees 1951 (l); Genevieve Filson Wind Trees c.1939 (r) The mission of HETAG is to illuminate Houston's art history by providing viewing opportunities for art, by supporting and doing research on the artists and art communities working in Houston through the years, and by spreading the word. Randy Tibbits, coordinator HETAG: The Houston Earlier Texas Art Group tibbits@rice.edu Emma Richardson Cherry Rainy Day in Houston c1940s |
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