Research Catalog

Title

The story of the Rockport-Fulton art colony : how a coastal Texas town became an art enclave / Kay Kronke Betz and Vickie Moon Merchant ; foreword by William E. Reaves and Linda J. Reaves ; foreword by Robert E. Harrist Jr.

Author

Betz, Kay Kronke

Publication

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Merchant, Vickie Moon
• Reaves, William E.
• Reaves, Linda J.
• Harrist, Robert E.

Description

xvii, 212 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

"When Coastal Living Magazine listed Rockport, Texas, among its "Top 10 Coastal Artists' Colonies" with more well-known art communities such as Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and Monhegan Island, Maine, many art lovers may have been surprised. But Rockport's inclusion represented an emerging Texas Gulf Coast aesthetic and regional school of landscape art that many art historians and collectors had discovered. The area's unique ecosystem, abundance of wildlife and quaint architecture of bait stands and fish houses became a haven for creativity and individuality, beginning in the late forties. Over the years, it became home to influential artists, including the colony founder, Simon Michael, his most famous student, Dalhart Windberg, Jack Cowan, Al Barnes, Herb Booth, and Jesus Moroles. Other prominent artists also came for inspiration, including Buck Schiwetz, Harold Phenix, and Kent Ullberg. Many of the artists were active in early environmental organizations like the Coastal Conservation Association and Ducks Unlimited, working to protect the special habitats. And Steve Russell, a Rockport native, became the legendary mentor and quintessential artist of the colony, inspiring generations of newcomers. 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, and other hallmarks of this artistically rich community, this book is a visual and narrative treat for art lovers, conservationists, and historians alike"--

Subject

• Michael, Simon, 1905- > Influence
• Michael, Simon, 1905-
• 1900-1999
• Artist colonies > Texas > Rockport > History
• Artist colonies > Texas > Fulton > History
• Artist colonies > Texas > Rockport > Biography
• Artist colonies > Texas > Fulton > Biography
• Art and society > Texas > Rockport > History > 20th century
• Art and society > Texas > Fulton > History > 20th century
• Nature in art
• Art and society
• Artist colonies
• Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• Intellectual life
• Rockport (Tex.) > Intellectual life
• Fulton (Tex.) > Intellectual life
• Texas > Fulton
• Texas > Rockport

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index.

Contents

The creation of the Rockport-Fulton art colony: Simon Michael and his students -- Expanding the vision: the Rockport Art Association, Steve Russell, and a golden time -- Rise of the sporting, wildlife, and nature artists: the Rockport gang and saving the redfish -- In the company of artists: second lives, second chances -- Galleries and studios: a place of their own -- Beyond painting: celebrating other art forms -- Surviving Hurricane Harvey: the reemergence of the art colony.

Call Number

JQF 22-1317

ISBN

• 9781623499488
• 1623499488

LCCN

• 2021040329
• 17124006

OCLC

1268545577

Author

Betz, Kay Kronke, author.

Title

The story of the Rockport-Fulton art colony : how a coastal Texas town became an art enclave / Kay Kronke Betz and Vickie Moon Merchant ; foreword by William E. Reaves and Linda J. Reaves ; foreword by Robert E. Harrist Jr.

Publisher

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204) and index.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Merchant, Vickie Moon, author.

Reaves, William E., writer of foreword.

Reaves, Linda J., writer of foreword.

Harrist, Robert E., writer of foreword.

Other Form:

Online version: Betz, Kay Kronke. Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony. First edition. College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022] 9781623499495 (DLC) 2021040330

Other Standard Identifier

17124006

Research Call Number

JQF 22-1317