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The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony: How a Coastal Texas Town Became an Art Enclave
Texas A&M University Press
ISBN13:
9781623499488
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When Coastal Living Magazine listed Rockport, Texas, among its "Top 10 Artists' Colonies"--grouping the Texas community with such destinations as Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and Monhegan Island, Maine--eyebrows lifted in many parts of the country. But for those in the know, Rockport's inclusion represented the logical result of the area's unique land- and seascapes, its welcoming climate, and its tradition of providing a haven for creativity and individuality. The story begins with well-known portrait photographer Louis de Planque, who lived in Rockport in the late nineteenth century, and includes Annie Fulton Holden, who painted a portrait of the first governor of Texas that hung in the state Capitol until fire destroyed it in 1881. In the many decades since, a host of artists, art educators, and art historians have called the Rockport-Fulton area home, including contemporary and influential artists, instructors, and gallerists such as Herb Booth, Meredith Long, and Simon Michael, teacher of Dalhart Windberg. In The Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony: How a Coastal Texas Town Became an Art Enclave, Kay Kronke Betz and Vickie Moon Merchant chronicle how this small Texas town, whose economy was based on fishing, shrimping, and tourism, became a major regional center for the visual arts. Generously illustrated throughout with full-color images of boats, bays, birds, and other hallmarks of this artistically rich community, this book is a visual and narrative treat for art lovers, conservationists, and historians alike.
- | Author: Kay Kronke Betz, Vickie Moon Merchant
- | Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
- | Publication Date: Apr 15, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 232 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1623499488
- | ISBN-13: 9781623499488
- Author:
- Kay Kronke Betz, Vickie Moon Merchant
- Publisher:
- Texas A&M University Press
- Publication Date:
- Apr 15, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 232 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 1623499488
- ISBN-13:
- 9781623499488