Rounded Up in Glory

Frank Reaugh, Texas Renaissance Man

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Individual Artist, Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers
Cover of the book Rounded Up in Glory by Michael Grauer, University of North Texas Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Michael Grauer ISBN: 9781574416442
Publisher: University of North Texas Press Publication: August 15, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Michael Grauer
ISBN: 9781574416442
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Publication: August 15, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English
Frank Reaugh (1860-1945; pronounced "Ray") was called "the Dean of Texas artists" for good reason. His pastels documented the wide-open spaces of the West as they were vanishing in the late nineteenth century, and his plein air techniques influenced generations of artists. His students include a "Who's Who" of twentieth-century Texas painters: Alexandre Hogue, Reveau Bassett, and Lucretia Coke, among others. He was an advocate of painting by observation, and encouraged his students to do the same by organizing legendary sketch trips to West Texas. Reaugh also earned the title of Renaissance man by inventing a portable easel that allowed him to paint in high winds, and developing a formula for pastels, which he marketed. A founder of the Dallas Art Society, which became the Dallas Museum of Art, Reaugh was central to Dallas and Oak Cliff artistic circles for many years until infighting and politics drove him out of fashion. He died isolated and poor in 1945. The last decade has seen a resurgence of interest in Reaugh, through gallery shows, exhibitions, and a recent documentary. Despite his importance and this growing public profile, however, Rounded Up in Glory is the first full-length biography. Michael Grauer argues for Reaugh's importance as more than just a "longhorn painter." Reaugh's works and far-reaching imagination earned him a prominent place in the Texas art pantheon.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Frank Reaugh (1860-1945; pronounced "Ray") was called "the Dean of Texas artists" for good reason. His pastels documented the wide-open spaces of the West as they were vanishing in the late nineteenth century, and his plein air techniques influenced generations of artists. His students include a "Who's Who" of twentieth-century Texas painters: Alexandre Hogue, Reveau Bassett, and Lucretia Coke, among others. He was an advocate of painting by observation, and encouraged his students to do the same by organizing legendary sketch trips to West Texas. Reaugh also earned the title of Renaissance man by inventing a portable easel that allowed him to paint in high winds, and developing a formula for pastels, which he marketed. A founder of the Dallas Art Society, which became the Dallas Museum of Art, Reaugh was central to Dallas and Oak Cliff artistic circles for many years until infighting and politics drove him out of fashion. He died isolated and poor in 1945. The last decade has seen a resurgence of interest in Reaugh, through gallery shows, exhibitions, and a recent documentary. Despite his importance and this growing public profile, however, Rounded Up in Glory is the first full-length biography. Michael Grauer argues for Reaugh's importance as more than just a "longhorn painter." Reaugh's works and far-reaching imagination earned him a prominent place in the Texas art pantheon.

More books from University of North Texas Press

Cover of the book A History of Fort Worth in Black & White by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Goodbye Gluten by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Still the Arena of Civil War: Violence and Turmoil in Reconstruction Texas, 1865-1874 by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Death on the Lonely Llano Estacado by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Risk, Courage, and Women by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Written in Blood Vol. 1 by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Combat Chaplain by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book In the Governor's Shadow by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book The View from the Back of the Band by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book The Deadliest Outlaws by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book The AEF in Print by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Morning Comes to Elk Mountain by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Ground Pounder: A Marine's Journey through South Vietnam, 1968-1969 by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book Captain John R. Hughes by Michael Grauer
Cover of the book The Royal Air Force in American Skies by Michael Grauer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy