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experiences; and anyone can make pre-
dictions based on observations of pat-
terns in the environment. As these ideas
are developed through a series of les-
sons, students learn about the work of
early Texas artists such as Edward
Eisenlorh, Morris Walton Leader,
Audley Dean Nichols, Julian
Onderdonk, and Frank Reaugh.
To foster respect and
appreciation for the
cultural and historical
contributions of early
Texas artists, educators
within the art community
recognized the impor-
tance of incorporating
these creative men and
women and their work
into a student's
educational experience.
The upper elementary unit, Dignity
of Work, encompasses the ideas that
early Texas art recorded the hard work
of people who migrated and settled in
Texas and that their efforts contributed
to their families and communities,
playing a strong role in the develop-
ment of the state. Students learn about
the work of early Texas artists-Kate
Krause Ball, Adele Laure Brunet, Isabel
Branson Cartwright, Reid Kendrick
Crowell, William Curtis Elliot,
Theodore Gentilz, William Lester,
Friedrich Richard Petri, Everett
Franklin Spruce, Thomas Matthew
Stell, Jr., and Olin Herman Travis-as
they engage in a variety of learning
activities. Additionally students are
taught how art can be used as a pri-
mary or secondary resource to research
historic social conditions and discover
the way that "work" is portrayed in
Texas art throughout history.W i Ba
a * c ,Visions of Texas examines the work
of early Texas artists-Julius
Stockfleth, Florence McClung,
Murray Bewley, H.O. Robertson,
Herman Lungkwitz, Julian Onder-
donk, Frank Reaugh, Audley Dean
Nichols, Franz Strahalm, Jose Arpa,
Harry Anthony De Young, Otis
Dozier, Olin Herman Travis, and Jesse
Davis-while exploring the idea that
these individuals observed their envi-
ronment carefully and uncovered the
remarkable in the ordinary.
A variety of learning activities helps
students understand that these artists
preserved their unique perspectives of
the Texas landscape in paint, pastel, and
print. Specific concepts developed in
the unit include: artists working in a
specific geographic region can incorpo-
rate regional characteristics of the land-
scape into their vision of what the land
means to them; artists use multiple
techniques to create a sense of depth
and distance in their work; and obser-
vation of one's everyday surroundings
can serve as the inspiration for a mean-
ingful work of art.
Subsequently, a fourth unit of study,
Collectors and Collecting: Exploring
Early Texas Art, has been developed as
well as two curriculum resources, No
Deal in the New Deal and Hispanic Art
in Texas. Some of the units have been
translated into interactive computer
programs for both teachers and stu-
dents.
All of these educational resources can
be viewed and downloaded for class-
room use at the following website:
www.art. unt. edu/ntieva.Dr. D. Jack Davis is professor of art and
director of the North Texas Institute for
Educators on the Visual Arts, University of
North Texas in Denton.
Above: Artistic rendering of a proposed New Deal
mural for Longview Post Office by Coreen Mary
Spellman that never received a commission. A
narrative of the town's history and homages to the
oil and railroad industries are all depicted. From
the NTIEVA website.Conservation of
Works of Art on Paper
Archival Materials
Family Documents
MapsCheryl A. Carrabba
Professional Associate, AIC
www.CarrabbaConservation.com
info@CarrabbaConservation.com
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