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Wichita Falls Museum of Art selected as only host of women's exhibit
TIMELESS:
A Purpose and Introduction
The history of Texas art is punctuated by a legacy of strong and vibrant women artists! Indeed, historians seem to agree that the very foundation, as well as many of the most profound advances associated with the state's fine arts tradition were nurtured and led by talented women artists. Contemporary scholarship and publication on early Texas art, on the rise in recent years, has only served to reinforce the central role of women artists and their work in Texas. In his essay accompanying the recent exhibition at the Women's Museum in Dallas entitled "Of This Vast State, Women Artists of Texas, 1900-1960," curator Michael Grauer extols the quality and historical significance of the state's women artists. He calls for additional scholarship and exhibition of women artists, and encourages that they be "putàon exhibit where one can decide the merit of their work and their place in early Texas art." We couldn't agree more!
In this show, which we call "Timeless," the partners of David Dike Estates pay tribute to sixteen women artists of Texas whose works have contributed meaningfully to the regional aesthetic. All these women have created art for Texas, in Texas, working at different times, in different styles and at different locales. The collective fruits of their labor offer a diverse and interesting exhibition which reflects the richness of style and imagery that we associate with early Texas art. While their stylistic differences are evident, these Texas women artists are all related in their timeless pursuit of creative expansion through their personal renditions of imaginative art.
In this "Timeless" show, David Dike Estates offers an important collection of works for view by an array of accomplished Texas women artists. Each of these women actively pursued their craft through the middle years of the twentieth century, even until the present. All attained substantial success and acceptance in their prime. Some are still well known today; some are not. To that end, we hope that this show will contribute to the extant knowledge base and further the appreciation of these and other women artists of Texas.
We also hope that our patrons will enjoy and appreciate the paintings that are offered, as we believe that these artists and their paintings are worthy of the attention of historians of early Texas art. We hope that you agree with us that the work of these fine Texas artists stand with considerable merit and that each of these accomplished artists has earned an important place in early Texas art.
Sincerely,
William Reaves
In this show, which we call "Timeless," the partners of David Dike Estates pay tribute to sixteen women artists of Texas whose works have contributed meaningfully to the regional aesthetic. All these women have created art for Texas, in Texas, working at different times, in different styles and at different locales. The collective fruits of their labor offer a diverse and interesting exhibition which reflects the richness of style and imagery that we associate with early Texas art. While their stylistic differences are evident, these Texas women artists are all related in their timeless pursuit of creative expansion through their personal renditions of imaginative art.
In this "Timeless" show, David Dike Estates offers an important collection of works for view by an array of accomplished Texas women artists. Each of these women actively pursued their craft through the middle years of the twentieth century, even until the present. All attained substantial success and acceptance in their prime. Some are still well known today; some are not. To that end, we hope that this show will contribute to the extant knowledge base and further the appreciation of these and other women artists of Texas.
We also hope that our patrons will enjoy and appreciate the paintings that are offered, as we believe that these artists and their paintings are worthy of the attention of historians of early Texas art. We hope that you agree with us that the work of these fine Texas artists stand with considerable merit and that each of these accomplished artists has earned an important place in early Texas art.
Sincerely,
William Reaves