Texas Art and Other Texana related items

c1910 Lookout Mountain Tennessee Folk Art carved Pyrography Civil war rifles letter opener. Great piece from the first quarter of the 20th century with appropriate wear. 7.5" long tip isn't sharp as shown, likely broken off long ago.kitshelf

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Harding Black (1912-2004) Texas Studio Art pottery Tubelined Squeeze bag decorated fish bowl. Great hand decorated bowl with no crack, chips, or restorations. 8" wide x 3" deep. Larger and different than other Harding black fish decorated bowls I've seen/had, an unusual and very cool piece.Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004)A ceramist, sculptor, painter, bricklayer, teacher, Black graduated from Brackenridge High School and attended San Antonio Junior College (1929-30). In 1933, Black was taught by Rudolph Staffel to make wheel-thrown pottery and also began to teach children's ceramic classes at the Witte. Black directed ceramic installation in a San Antonio reconstruction project sponsored by the National Youth Administration and the Works Progress Administration art program. In 1955 he retired from teaching and devoted his time to ceramics. Black became a well-known ceramist from his research, innovations, and writings in the field. Black's collection and archive is housed at Baylor University. Harding Black's work with clay serves an an important bridge between early Texas and mid-century pottery.anderas

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Alberto Meza(1930-2021) 1971 Wild Turkey Texas Hill country Landscape Watercolor8" x 10" painting in a 16.25" x 18.25" frame. No issues with painting or frame. This is an original watercolor dated 1971.Meza migrated to the US, with his family, to San Antonio TX in 1953 and proudly became a US Citizen. In 1963, he began his career as a barber at the Lackland AFB NCO Barber Shop. Alberto from an early age began to notice his passion for drawing and the innate skill of being able to draw from magazines. He attended Hunter Art School to give him the basics of artistry. In 1971, Alberto changed his career as he had the drive and spirit to become an artist of watercolor wildlife paintings. Meza began to showcase his paintings at the San Antonio River Starving Artist Exhibition. Meza's paintings were exhibited at Rockport Art Festival, Harlingen Art Forums and Padre Island, Salado Art Fair, Austin, and San Antonio Western Art Show until 1984.

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1920's San Antonio Texas The Alamo Desk calendar. High quality patinated brass or bronze. Wheel turns at the bottom to change the month, lever in center moves back and forth to change what day the month starts on. Great design, like new condition and 95-100 years old. 1923 patent date on reverse side. 3.25" wide x 3.5" tall.kitshelf

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c1940's Texas University Interscholastic League Golf State meet sterling medal. 1 3/8" tall.

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5pc Imperial 1936 Texas Centennial Glass Luncheon Set. Authentic High quality Imperial glass made in the US for the 1936 Texas centennial exposition in 1936. The platter is 12 1/8" wide and the plates are 8 1/8" wide. Absolutely no chips, cracks, or excessive wear of any kind. As clean as they come. Selling the exact set shown.

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1936 Texas Centennial Universal Pottery Pitchers and Charger. Amazing to find three of these pieces together so well preserved. No chips, cracks restorations, or other detectable issues. Charger is 12 5/8" diagonal. Selling the pieces shown, both size pitchers with lids and charger.isshelf

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1936 Texas Centennial Depression glass juice glasses set. These are much more<br>difficult to find than the cobalt or clear glasses from the Texas centennial<br>fair. They are 3.75" tall x 2 3/16" wide at the rim. No damage to any, no issues<br>with lettering. Selling all 4 shown.<br>isshelf

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1975 Texas Dealer License plate. Clean as they come, 12" x 6", good original paint. Original dealer plate from 1975.tw270

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1936 Texas Centennial Dallas Chalkware lamp base. A few easy to touch up nicks<br>as shown, rare item. 7.5" wide x 5.5" tall.<br>isshelf

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Candy Tangney Texas Coastal child on beach watercolor 14.5" x 11.5" framed, 8" x 5.25" sight. No issues with painting or frame. I couldn't show the whole frame due to my current setup and time limitations but it's all clean like what's shown.tw71

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5 Vintage Raku Studio Pottery Napkin rings. 5 Normal sized napkin rings for dinner napkins with no damage, unsure of maker. Selling all 5 for one price.isshelf

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c1920's Austin Texas Advertising leather paperweight. 2 7/8" x 1.75" filled with sand.tw233

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1935 Ft Worth Texas Folk Art Order of the Eastern Star LFATA OES Campaign Miniature chair pin cushion. In many ways this is one of the coolest items I've ever had. It appears to be a hand carved campaign item from depression era Ft worth Texas. I believe Thelma Smith was campaigning for the Position of Electa in the Ft Worth chapter 820 of the Order of the Eastern star. Not sure if she won, if she did maybe this was a presentation item. Also interestingly 1936 was Texas centennial so that's cool also. Stable cracks in wood as shown. 6.75" tall x 3 1/8" wide.The Order of the Eastern Star (or Eastern Star, or OES), is the world’s largest fraternal organization that can be joined by both men and women. It is a member of the Masonic family, but joining does not make a member a mason. It’s more of an axillary group, that supports masonic lodges, masonic youth organizations, as well as their own agenda. Like all Masonic organizations, they support membership when in need, both financially and emotionally. They also provide a framework for introspective thought and philosophical discussion on ethical and spiritual topics.isshelf

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c1940 Capitol Chevrolet Austin Texas Keychain. As shown vintage used condition with broken snap. Possibly from the 30's, you be the judge.tw208

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1970 Texas Gauche Painting of Raccoons. Very nice painting with illegible signature. Very high quality painting, behind anti reflective glass and double matting, it's easy to see the pigments and stokes behind the glass. 12.5" x 11.5" framed. 8.5" x 7.25" sight.

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Thomas L. Lewis (1907-1978) Taos New Mexico Landscape Oil on Panel. Nice old painting from the mid 20th century by a well listed artist. No issue or damage, clean frame, signed on back. Also a note on the back indicating at one point is was cleaned and varnished, looks fantastic now. 21" x 26" framed 17.5" x 22" panel. Born in Bay City, Texas, Thomas became a painter of detailed Southwest landscapes and an art gallery owner in Taos, New Mexico. He was a professional artist from the age of nineteen and began by painting scenes of the American South. In the early 1930s, he began experimenting with sepia-tones and desert painting and developed a sophisticated range of colors, which were particularly expressive of the desert country. After the War, he settled in Taos, New Mexico, and Bert Phillips, founder of the Taos Art Colony, became one of his best friends. His paintings are in the Gilcrease Institute of American History, the University of Arizona Art Museum, and many private collections.

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Myrtle Lillian Stedman (1908-2007) 1931 Houston Texas Watercolor of Southern woman of color Feeding chickens. This is a really great watercolor from 1931 when she was living in Houston Texas and attending the Houston Museum of Fine Arts School. I personally find it extremely refreshing to find a picture from this era depicting a woman of color just "doing her thing" in a non derogatory fashion. 9.25" x 11.5" sight in a 15.5" x 18" frame. No issues with painting or frame. It's behind museum glass. It came with a note that I seem to have lost but it was just a pre-internet explanation of the importance of the artist with notes of when it was reframed behind museum glass. Myrle is more famous for her New Mexico landscapes, I personally find this one very interesting and refreshing.Myrtle Stedman was known as an “Artist in Adobe,” designing, building, and remodeling adobe homes under a contractor’s license. She was also a well-know artist whose academic training started in 1927 when she was a student in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts school.Myrtle Stedman - Santa Fe Living Treasureshttp://sflivingtreasures.org/index.php/treasures/131-stedman-myrtle-.htmlMyrtle Stedman A painter, a poet, and a writer, Myrtle Stedman is best known for the work in adobe restoration and design she began shortly after arriving in Tesuque in 1934, with her artist husband, Wilfred Stedman.Myrtle Lillian Stedman Myrtle Lillian Stedman, American artist. Recipient Visual and Literature Arts award New Mexico Arts Commission, Mayor's award City of Santa Fe, 1994, Old Santa Fe Association award, 1993, Watercolor awards Houston Fine Arts Museum, 1933, New Mexico Governor's award for Excellence in the Arts Art/Architecture, 1997; named Living Treasure Santa Fe Networks, 1985.BackgroundStedman, Myrtle Lillian was born on February 5, 1908 in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Edward Bullard and Myrtie (Harrell) Kelly.EducationStudent, Museum Fine Arts, Houston, 1934. Student, Art Student's League, New York City, 1980.CareerFine artist, illustrator Stedman Studio, Houston, 1927—1934. Designer, builder Tesuque Home Builder, 1952-1987.AchievementsMyrtle Lillian Stedman has been listed as a notable artist by Marquis Who's Who.

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c1980 Bob white Quail Watercolor by Anita Diebel. Very nice watercolor from the seventies or 80's. 13.75" framed 9.5" sight. No issues or damage.ART has always been part of my life.It is my personal means of expression, of reaching out,of sharing my world and the wonder I find within it.The marvels of nature infuse my work, whether realistic or abstract.I am blessed, now, to live by the sea, where endless horizons meetmarvelous sunrises and the sound of the gull, the heron, the crane minglewith the music of wind whistling in the palms. Every turn in my life brings new inspiration. My art is a delightful journey of never ending exploration. I find joy in each experience and delight when the viewer findS Something within my work that reaches out to them. I will never paint all the things that call to me but I shall surely try. Enjoy Anita Diebel is recognized for her sensitive water-media and collage paintings that resonate with layers of color and texture. An intuitive painter, her work evolves from an inner spirit as she responds to the interaction of colors and shapes, line and rhythm.Each painting is the combination of many layers: painted, collaged,obscured, found, hidden, enhanced and melded into the whole as the many events in our lives serve to make us who we are, a combination of that which has gone before, that which we experience and that of which we dream.Diebel's paintings hang in private and corporate collections throughoutthe US and abroad. Her work has been honored with awards at local,national and international levels. She has attained signature status inTexas Watercolor Society, Southwest Watercolor Society and Western Federation of Watercolor Society.b41

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1936 Texas Centennial souvenir Shoe collection. Selling the three with no damage. longest 3.5"kitshelf

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Texas 1937 Pan American Games Olympic Gold Medal. This is an Authentic (tested) 14k gold medal from the Pan-American games that took place in 1937 in Dallas Texas. This was the first year of the games, it received little attention, it's likely the only one in existence as very few people in the world even know these games took place even though athletes that were famous at the time and also competed in the 1936 Olympics in Germany also competed here. It took me a fair amount of time to figure out what this was as I could find no sales results from another. 999/1000 gold buyers would melt this without ever figuring out what it was. Maybe there is another one out there but I could find no evidence of that, regardless it's a very important part of sports and Texas history. I'm assuming TKC is the recipient of the Medal, at the moment I'm not sure who that is. I've had this for quite some time and I know I acquired it in Austin, probably about 4-5 year ago which would have made the recipient 100 when he passed if he competed at 20 assuming I acquired it directly from the recipients estate. 84 years is a long time. I'm putting this out there hoping to gather a little more info on it and the price might seem crazy but I think it or more could be possible at the right auction. 7/8" wide x 1" tall without loop.Below is a little info I gathered online from various sources in a few hours about the 1937 Games and a few of it's participants.Early gamesThe idea of holding a Pan American Games was first raised at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where Latin American representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suggested that a competition among all the countries in the Americas should be created.[7] The first event called the Pan American Games took place in Dallas in 1937 as part of the Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition, but it attracted so little attention it has never counted in the records of the competition.[8][9]At the first Pan American Sports Congress, held in Buenos Aires in 1940, the participants decided that the first games should be held in Buenos Aires in 1942. The plans had to be postponed because of World War II. A second Pan American Sports Congress held in London during the 1948 Summer Olympics reconfirmed Buenos Aires as the choice of host city for the inaugural games, which were held in 1951. The games began on February 25[10] of that year, and offered 18 sports.[7] Countries that were part of the Commonwealth of Nations such as Canada did not compete at the first Pan American Games.[11] The second games were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Competitions started on March 12 and included 2,583 athletes from 22 countries, competing in 17 sports.[12] The Pan American Games have been held subsequently every four years.[12]Continental championships have long been a vital component of the four-year calendar for sports whose pinnacle is the Olympic Games. They began in continents with relatively few organised international competitions between neighbouring countries. The 1937 Pan American Games were followed by the Pacific Games, the African Games and the Asian Games.The Pan American GamesThe idea of Pan American Games was conceived in 1932 duringthe Los Angeles Olympic Games, but the first officially sanctioned PanAm Games did not take place until 1951.1" World politics interferedfrom the start. 14 As a prelude to the Games originally planned for 1942,a festival called the 1937 Pan American Games was held in Dallas,Texas. At least 21 nations of South, Central and North America wereinvited, but only about a half dozen actually attended.In soccer, 1937 Pan-American Games (unofficial): The United States (represented by the Trenton Highlanders) lost to Winnipeg (representing Canada) 3-2 to finish in 3rd place of 3 teams.Dyreson, Mark. (2016). The Original Pan-American Games? The 1937 Dallas Pan-American Olympics. The International Journal of the History of Sport. 33. 1-23. 10.1080/09523367.2016.1152959. In 1937, Dallas, Texas, hosted a sporting festival that drew teams from across the Americas to a ‘Pan American Olympics’. Organized under the umbrella of the Greater Texas and Pan-American Exposition, the games drew hundreds of athletes for track and field contests, soccer football matches, and a boxing tournament. Though historians generally consider the 1951 Buenos Aires Pan-American Games as the genesis of the Western Hemisphere’s biggest sporting carnival, the Dallas games certainly inspired even if they did not directly inaugurate the Pan-American Games movement. Directed by George Preston Marshall, the owner of a professional gridiron football franchise and an ardent leader of segregation in that sport, the Pan-American Olympics paradoxically produced an interracial set of contests that matched black, white, and Latino athletes against one another in the heart of the segregated US South. The Dallas Pan-American festival reveals the enigmatic visions of their architect, illumines the racial and national cleavages of the 1930s, and highlights the persistent dream of an Olympic-style event that would include all of the Americas.Earle MeadowsInducted: 1996, athleteBorn: June 29, 1913 - Corinth, Mississippino longer with us: November 11, 1992EventsPole Vault - 4.54 mA world record holder in the days of the bamboo pole, Earle Meadows achieved his greatest fame by winning the pole vault at the 1936 Olympic Games, but 1937 was perhaps his greatest year from a record standpoint. On May 8 at Stanford, Calif., Meadows and University of Southern California teammate Bill Sefton broke the world record when they cleared 4.48m/14 feet 8.50 inches, appropriately tying for first place. Three weeks later, they both bettered that mark with clearances of 4.55m/14-11. Since the standards couldn't be raised any higher, Meadows and his teammate lost their chance to become the first vaulters to clear 15 feet. Their performances while leading USC to three NCAA team titles earned Meadows and Sefton the nickname "Heavenly Twins." In 1935 and 1936, Meadows also shared the NCAA title with Sefton, and he tied Sefton for the 1935 AAU title. Meadows was equally as successful indoors, winning national titles in 1937, 1940 and 1941. In the latter meet, he set a world indoor best of 4.45m/14-7.Records HeldWorld Record (indoor): Pole Vault - 4.45 mWorld Record: Pole Vault - 4.48 m (May 8, 1937 - )World Record: Pole Vault - 4.54 m (May 29, 1937 - )Championships1936 Olympic Games: Pole Vault - 4.35 m (1st)1935 USA Outdoor Championships: - 4.23 m (1st)1936 Olympic Trials: Pole Vault - 4.34 m (1st)1937 USA Indoor Championships: - 4.34 m (1st)1940 USA Indoor Championships: - 4.34 m (1st)1941 USA Indoor Championships: - 4.38 m (1st)1937 Pan American Games: - 4.12 m (3rd)1936 Olympic Games, Berlin, GermanyJohn Loaring Jr’s second competitive experience in the 400m hurdles was on his 21st birthday, August 3rd, in the heats at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. The following day, Loaring ran in both the semi-final and final of the 400m hurdles. He was the youngest and most inexperienced finalist, but managed to win the silver medal, finishing only 3/10ths of a second behind the favourite and world record holder, Glenn Hardin. On August 6th and 7th, Loaring ran four 400m races: first round, second round, semi-final, and the final, in which he placed sixth.On August 8th, Loaring anchored the 4x400m Canadian relay team. In the semi-final heat, Loaring received the baton ahead of Germany’s Rudolf Harbig, who later, in 1939, broke World Records in the 400m and 800m runs. Loaring purposely slowed near the end, letting Harbig win in front of his countrymen, and knowing that a Canadian second would qualify for the final. However, in the final, Canada’s third relay runner was fouled by an American runner, and Loaring received the baton seven meters behind Harbig. Loaring nearly caught Harbig, with Germany and Canada receiving the same time, but Loaring behind by less than a metre — Canada placing fourth.International press reported that officials huddled about the obvious foul, but ultimately decided not to disqualify the USA team, because the Canadian team hadn’t protested. Such was the gentlemanly “roll-with-the-punches” sportsmanship and politics of that earlier time.The popular German weekly, Fussball, selected Loaring as: “The toughest competitor of 1936…” The noted Olympic authors, Ross and Norris McWhirter, commented: “Loaring’s competitive record at the 1936 Olympics…must just about represent the most severe test to which any Olympic athlete has ever been subjected.” Loaring is still the only athlete to compete in all three Olympic male finals involving the 400m distance in any combination of Olympic Games, and he did so as he turned age 21. Like other young athletes, the onset of World War II deprived him of two Olympic Games during his prime years – one can only surmise what performances he could have delivered as an experienced athlete.Post-Olympic PerformancesImmediately after the Olympic events, Loaring competed in a British Empire vs USA meet in London, England, on August 15th, 1936. In a four-by-two-lap steeplechase relay, Loaring ran the anchor leg in a World Best Time, winning gold for the British Empire Team. He overcame a 12yd lead of USA’s anchorman, who had held the 3,000m steeplechase World Record until one week prior. This was Loaring’s one and only steeplechase experience.In the 1937 Pan-American Games in Dallas, Texas, Loaring’s favourite 400m hurdles event wasn’t on the program. However, he won a fourth-place medal in the 400m run. Three days later, Loaring competed in an Oxford-Cambridge versus Canada Dual Meet in Hamilton, Ontario. After winning the 220yd hurdles, Loaring upset Britain’s Olympic silver and gold medalist while winning the 440yd run.John Woodruff African American runner at the 1937 Pan American Games, he faced Elroy Robinson, a white runner who had just set a world record in the 800 meters. Mr. Woodruff won the race by 12 yards with a time of 1:47.8, almost two seconds faster than Robinson’s week-old record.But officials disallowed Mr. Woodruff’s time, ruling the track was improperly measured and was several feet short.

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Signed Greater Tuna Posters Jaston Williams/Joe Sears. Two very cool original posters from Greater Tuna, likely before it went nationwide as it started in Austin. 14.25" x 22.25" each. Both originals with original signatures, estate fresh from a local estate that obviously had something to do with the production and/or were close friends. I actually purchased these a few years ago along with other Greater Tuna memorabilia the wife is pregnant so it's time to clear out stuff that I wanted to keep to make room for a baby. Selling both, framed behind anti glare glass.

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Warren Cullar "Arm Chair Dreams" Acrylic on Canvas Austin Texas Listed Artist 12" x 16" with no issues or damage.Warren Cullar opened his first art gallery as a senior in college. After receiving a BFA in 1965, he joined a staff of six artists in a commercial ad agency and as he says: “I learned more in that one year than I did in 5 years in college." A bigger job was offered to him and he spent a brief career as an advertising director in a large department store. A move to Mexico to study art at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende was a major influence. The color of Mexico is evident throughout the art he has produced during his career. With an MFA degree under his belt, he received a teaching contract from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and later opened the art department at Western Texas College, completing 8 years of experience as a college art instructor. After spending the summer of 1976 in Egypt on a study grant that he had received from the college, he made the decision to become a full-time professional artist. He came to the Austin area and opened an art gallery and 5 years later moved into the Austin home he has now occupied for over 30 years. Warren started his art career by selling his hand pulled stone lithographs and watercolors. In the December 1978 issue of Southwest Art Magazine, he was featured in an 11-page article about his art. He continued to produce watercolors and enjoyed selling his work in art fairs in Texas, Colorado, and California. In 1982 he read a magazine article about the need for an adventure artist and began traveling the world using his skills as an artist on scientific expeditions in Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Spain, and Easter Island, to name a few of the 49 countries stamped in his passport. Warren travels the world with a sketchbook and watercolors to record his impressions of the various cultures and peoples he encounters. In the early 90’s he built an 840 sq. ft. painting studio on the back of his wooded property and took up acrylic painting; then he produced hand-pulled serigraphs and soft ground etchings. One of his collectors asked him to create a sculpture for women who had survived breast cancer. The sculpture was completed and he was captivated by working with clay. That was the first bronze he had created since his student days in Mexico. A large bronze commission was awarded to him and a new direction emerged. Today Warren laughs at the thought that for 20 years painting in watercolor was all he ever wanted to do. In 2004 he built a second studio dedicated to sculpture. Today, Warren and his wife, Kitty Biel, who has a dual career as an independent CPA , Cruise Planner, and Travel Agent, live and work from their spacious home, two studios and sculpture garden in Austin, Texas. You can find Kitty working in her treetop office on the second floor of their home and Warren creating in the sculpture or painting studio.alt Warren is an accomplished sculptor and painter, and he extends the opportunity for you to visit, explore his galleries/studios and gardens. You will quickly discover that he simply loves to create and recognizes opportunities to do so in all areas of their space, from the kitchen mosaic on the breakfast room floor to the backsplash in the kitchen made from fish fossils he dug in Wyoming. Warren’s passion for creativity and his seemingly boundless energy keep him constantly moving forward in new directions. In addition to creating new paintings and sculpture, Warren’s goals for the immediate future include finding new opportunities for young artists and he has already coordinated an apprentice program with the local high schools. Warren says “I collect friends who in turn collect my art."tw106

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1969 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Pin 2" tall in good condition with no issues.

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Vintage Texas Advertising items Tex Tan Leather Bendy figure Elsie cow push<br>puppet. Bendy figure 6" tall West Germany and makers mark on base probably<br>1960's or early 70's, Borden Elsie cow push puppet functional working condition<br>6" tall wood and hard rubber, possible restorations to one ear but it's a<br>perfect match in color so possibly a factory flaw.<br>Selling both<br>TW260

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Authentic Troy Aikman Signed Wilson NFL Football. I have no paperwork with this but I'm 100% sure and would bet my life it's authentic. Fresh from over a 5 million dollar house that had very little sports memorabilia, the few pieces they did have you could tell they had personally signed. I'm not totally sure of the age but the man has passed away and the woman downsized everything, it was his. It was in a plastic case but I scratched and discarded it, the ball is mint.tw247

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Manuel Garza Texas Hill country Oil on canvas landscape painting with wildTurkeys. Original oil on canvas painting 8" x 10" with a 14" x 16" frame. No issues or damage to painting or frame.Growing up in Central Texas, Manuel Garza is well acquainted with Texas hill country scenery. Garza recreates this scenery to perfection, capturing in oil the thick heat, bold sunlight, and cool shade of the state. Garza's work often features not only wildflowers, but quail, pheasant, turkeys, deer, and a host of domestic birds. "I am a landscape artist", he says, "but wildlife is part of that landscape. It adds life." Garza is largely self-taught, although he did attend the Texas School of Fine Arts and studied under Porfirio Salinas and Robert Wood, and cites them as major influences on his style. Manuel Garza's paintings are included in the collection of Lyndon B. Johnson, John Connally, Ben Barnes, and many others throughout the United States. tw74

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1970's Large Jack White Echruseos Near mint frame, no issues with artwork.<br>Please excuse the bad cellphone pics, it's great. It's just big and I'm in a<br>hurry. These look great in person but are one of the most difficult things to<br>photograph especially if they are large. I have a lot of experience shipping<br>these with no issues. 15" x 30" image 22.5" x 27.5" frame.<br><br>Here's a letter below from Jack White before he passed away in 2016.<br><br><br>Dear Interested Collector,<br><br>Due to the volume of requests and emails that I have received about my Echruseos<br>(gold leaf) art I felt compelled to add a button to my Website. I know how<br>frustrating it must be to you who are seeking to establish a value on the<br>Echruseos art.<br><br>I invented the process of putting small sheets of gold leaf on the reverse side<br>of glass in 1970. I coined the name for my new technique. I took a Greek lexicon<br>and invented a word to go with my art technique. Ek means 'out of'. Crus is<br>'gold'. Ous means 'having been done.' So literally the word Echruseos means,<br>'Out of gold having been done.' It is pronounced Ek-Cru-sos.<br><br>During the next eight years I sold several million dollars’ worth of my "gold<br>leaf" art all over the world. Many of the early pieces were sold for next to<br>nothing. As my popularity grew so did the retail prices of the gold leaf. In<br>1977 and 1978 I was selling the Echruseos for a significant amount. Some<br>commissioned works were selling in excess of $20,000.<br><br>Since the advent of the Internet and the appearance of eBay attention has<br>resurfaced about my career and the gold leaf work. I heard of a man buying a<br>11"x14" at a garage sale for $35. A couple discovered one of my gold leaf pieces<br>in a wrecked house. It was among the rubble. I have also seen one 30"x40" sell<br>for $25,000. Many are priced anywhere between $500 and $25,000. This is a huge<br>chasm in pricing. What this means is many people own the Echruseos and are not<br>aware of what they have. You have all heard stories of someone finding a Norman<br>Rockwell stuck in an attic, covered with dust. Once cleaned up they realized<br>they have a very valuable piece of art.<br><br>Since I stopped producing my Echruseos art in 1978 and several have broken due<br>to mishandling, the supply is shrinking. My Echruseos art is in eleven museums<br>and in my humble opinion one day will be a coveted collector item. I may well be<br>dead before the art reaches it zenith; nevertheless I am fully convinced that<br>this technique will be recognized as a rare collector item. Only time will<br>validate my claims or prove me wrong.<br><br>My sincere advice to you and your heirs is to hold on to the art, make sure it<br>is secure and insure it for a considerable sum. It is with confidence that I say<br>my epic historical novel on Texas, “Ten Years in Texas”, will be a successful<br>published book. With the book my name will resurface in the art world. When that<br>happens the true collectors will begin to surface. Be aware you own an extremely<br>rare piece of art. Once the technique is exposed to the Christies and Sothebys<br>in the world of art collectors you can expect the Echruseos to explode and reach<br>a six figure plateau.”<br><br>Jack White<br>2007

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Framed oil painting on canvas, The Cemetery, signed, dated lower left Paul<br>Burkle, '76 ((Paul David Burkle, Texas, 20th c.), 24" x 30" canvas, 33"h,<br>38.25"w framed. No issues with painting, some wear to frame that gives it a cool<br>weathered look. These are below par cellphone pics of a great painting.<br><br>Artist and proprietor, Paul Burkle, is one of the many long-time resident<br>artists who have made Georgetown the artist community that it is. Not long ago,<br>Paul Burkle ran the historic Georgetown Motor Court, which has been renovated<br>and transformed into the Two Rivers Retail establishment that sits on the old,<br>historic site today. Now Mr. Burkle runs an art studio within Two Rivers Retail<br>where he exhibits his fine art oil paintings and custom designed, handmade<br>furniture.

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1970's Large Jack White Echruseos Texas First Calvary soldier on horse special<br>order piece. Presentation plaque at base. Near mint frame, no issues with<br>artwork. Please excuse the bad cellphone pics, it's great. It's just big and I'm<br>in a hurry. These look great in person but are one of the most difficult things<br>to photograph especially if they are large. I have a lot of experience shipping<br>these with no issues. 18" x 24" image 25.5" x 32" frame.<br><br>Here's a letter below from Jack White before he passed away in 2016.<br><br><br>Dear Interested Collector,<br><br>Due to the volume of requests and emails that I have received about my Echruseos<br>(gold leaf) art I felt compelled to add a button to my Website. I know how<br>frustrating it must be to you who are seeking to establish a value on the<br>Echruseos art.<br><br>I invented the process of putting small sheets of gold leaf on the reverse side<br>of glass in 1970. I coined the name for my new technique. I took a Greek lexicon<br>and invented a word to go with my art technique. Ek means 'out of'. Crus is<br>'gold'. Ous means 'having been done.' So literally the word Echruseos means,<br>'Out of gold having been done.' It is pronounced Ek-Cru-sos.<br><br>During the next eight years I sold several million dollars’ worth of my "gold<br>leaf" art all over the world. Many of the early pieces were sold for next to<br>nothing. As my popularity grew so did the retail prices of the gold leaf. In<br>1977 and 1978 I was selling the Echruseos for a significant amount. Some<br>commissioned works were selling in excess of $20,000.<br><br>Since the advent of the Internet and the appearance of eBay attention has<br>resurfaced about my career and the gold leaf work. I heard of a man buying a<br>11"x14" at a garage sale for $35. A couple discovered one of my gold leaf pieces<br>in a wrecked house. It was among the rubble. I have also seen one 30"x40" sell<br>for $25,000. Many are priced anywhere between $500 and $25,000. This is a huge<br>chasm in pricing. What this means is many people own the Echruseos and are not<br>aware of what they have. You have all heard stories of someone finding a Norman<br>Rockwell stuck in an attic, covered with dust. Once cleaned up they realized<br>they have a very valuable piece of art.<br><br>Since I stopped producing my Echruseos art in 1978 and several have broken due<br>to mishandling, the supply is shrinking. My Echruseos art is in eleven museums<br>and in my humble opinion one day will be a coveted collector item. I may well be<br>dead before the art reaches it zenith; nevertheless I am fully convinced that<br>this technique will be recognized as a rare collector item. Only time will<br>validate my claims or prove me wrong.<br><br>My sincere advice to you and your heirs is to hold on to the art, make sure it<br>is secure and insure it for a considerable sum. It is with confidence that I say<br>my epic historical novel on Texas, “Ten Years in Texas”, will be a successful<br>published book. With the book my name will resurface in the art world. When that<br>happens the true collectors will begin to surface. Be aware you own an extremely<br>rare piece of art. Once the technique is exposed to the Christies and Sothebys<br>in the world of art collectors you can expect the Echruseos to explode and reach<br>a six figure plateau.”<br><br>Jack White<br>2007

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1950's Ft Worth Texas Visitors guide Gay and Friendly experience. Selling the visitors guide shown, 4" x 9" folded. Super cool and rare in good condition would be great framed.tw260

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Hand Colored Charles Beckendorf 25/30 Doe and Fawns. In great condition with no significant issues. Rare, hand colored, low edition number. 12" x 15" framed. Charles Beckendorf grew up in the small South Texas town of Mathis. After attaining a Fine Arts Degree at the University of Texas in Austin, Beckendorf and his family moved to Los Angeles, California where Beckendorf worked as an illustrator for Howard Hughes and Walt Disney. In the early 1960's, Beckendorf moved his family back to Texas and did illustrations for Texas Parks and Wildlife and Harry Jersig at Lone Star Beer. In the 1960's while living in Houston, Beckendorf introduced his pen and ink pointillism drawings as prints to the market and they became a huge success. Beckendorf moved to Fredericksburg, Texas in the mid 1960's and opened a small gallery on Main Street in 1971. Beckendorf was commissioned by the Houston Museum of Natural Science to paint a 13' high x 144' long mural of Africa for the African Hall, which took him almost six years to complete. In 1972 and 1973, Beckendorf rented the 100,000 square foot Astro Hall in Houston, Texas and held the largest "Artist and Art Dealers Market" ever known showcasing artists from Texas, other states in the United States, and many other countries. In the 1980's, Beckendorf published four large coffee table books of his paintings and drawings, titled "Images of Texas" and opened the largest one-artist gallery in the world at 16,000 square feet. He also published another book for the Texas Sesquicentennial in 1986, titled "Charles Beckendorf / Texas". Five-term Mayor of Houston, Texas, Kathy Whitmire proclaimed October 1, 1986 Charles Beckendorf Day. Beckendorf originals hung in Governor Ann Richards' office during her governorship from 1991 through 1995. Beckendorf published his sixth book titled "Charles Beckendorf Texas Wildlife" in 1992. Beckendorf was also chosen for two Texas non-game Stamp & Prints, American Kestrel in 1988 and Road Runners in 1995 and for the State of Texas Turkey Stamp & Print in 1995. Charles Beckendorf's art has been collected by prominent Texans and Texas families, as well as "those that wish they were" for decades.tw228

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Texas Centennial Ice Cream Bowl Set Footed Sherberts set of 4 with multiple sets available. These were made in 1936 I believe by Imperial Glass company to mark the Texas centennial. They have no cracks, chips, or dings, no unacceptable or detectable wear. The measure 4" wide x 3.5" tall. They are estate fresh, guaranteed authentic. There are no reproductions other than the ones that were reissued in 1946 which clearly say 1946 Edition on them and while still scarce are much easier to come by than these that were actually from the 1936 Texas centennial celebration and likely had ice cream served in them at that celebration. I am selling 4 for one price with multiple lots of 4 available as they had a large set that had been in the family since 1936.

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Texas Centennial Plate 1836-1936 Old Stone For at Nacogdoches MZ Czechoslovakia 9 5/8" porcelain with no cracks, chips, stains, crazing, or restorations.tw225

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1970's Austin Texas watercolor "the Preacher's car" By Robert William"Windy" Winn. 12" x 16" sight 19" x 23" framed. Windy Winn was one of the co-founders of the Waterloo Watercolor Group in 1977. Painting is clean with no issues. Some wear to frame. It was local personality Cactus Pryor who introduced Wings wife Babs to his high school buddy, Windy. Jake Pickle and Windy were partners in the 1950s, handling political and advertising campaigns. Babs and Windy had a lot of fun together. They were original "founding" members of Austin Civic Theater (now the Zachary Scott Theater). They acted, danced, sang, directed and wrote plays, promoted the Austin Civic Theatre and organized the Laa Gloria Art Fiesta. He attended Austin High School in Austin, TX. In 1942, he enlisted in the US Navy and attended San Diego State university where he was editor of the Navy Base newspaper before being shipped out. When he returned, he worked briefly as a graphic artist for the Austin American Statesman newspaper and teamed with former US Rep Jake Pickle and Ed Eyers to form the advertising agency Eyers, Pickle and Winn in 1947.

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Graziella Jacoby (American/Czech, 1885-1980) pencil drawing of a gentleman.14" x 20" sight 19" x 25" framed. No issues with drawing, clean frame and matting.Born in Illinois on August 12, 1885, Jacoby worked in Chicago during 1908-27. While there, she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and continued with Mucha in Czechoslovakia and with Bellows in New York City.Upon moving to southern California in 1928, she settled in Pasadena and became active in the local art scene. During the 1940s she gave art lessons to servicement at Pasadena's Hospitality House.

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Arthur Bishop Jeffreys (American/Texas, 1892-1970) large Texas landscape painting. 22" x 29" canvas 28" x 35" framed. No damage or notable issues. Nice old painting from the second quarter of the 20th century.Arthur Bishop Jeffreys, 1892-1970, was born in Hillsboro, Texas. He had a mixed career as a painter and newspaper journalist. Starting late to paint in 1923, when in his early thirties, he was employed, 1942 through 1969, by one newspaper, which changed its name three times: the Tyler Morning Telegraph, Tyler Courier-Times, and Courier-Times-Telegraph. He had moved to Tyler, Texas from Dallas in 1936, and for the newspaper worked primarily as a proofreader. However, using the name Arthur Bishop, he also wrote feature articles and shorter columns.As a young man, his destiny lay elsewhere, he was employed by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company, apparently in Dallas, where he worked until 1918 as a road master's clerk, secretary to the chief engineer, and secretary to the general manager. Though he briefly studied in New York with Frederick Jarvis, Jeffreys was essentially self-taught. He died in Tyler, and is buried there.He was a member of the Art Students League, New York City; Chicago Art League, Illinois; Dallas Art Association; and Society of Independent Artists. His work is in the collections of the Hilton Hotel, Waco; and La Grange College, Georgia. His landscapes appeared in magazines including Holland's and Literary Digest in 1926. His 1927 painting of Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, autographed by the flyer, sold for $2,000 at an auction in New York City. Jeffrreys was able to make money from his similarly autographed paintings of World War I ace fighter pilot Eddie Rickenbacker, and Amelia Earhart, the first woman aviator to cross the Atlantic. Shows with Jeffreys work include the Exhibition of Texas Artists, Nashville Museum of Art, Tennessee (1927 prize); and Painters of Texas 1900-1950, Museums of Abilene (1989).

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1974 Large Jack White Echruseos Pandora Racehorse Texas First Calvary custom special order piece. Near mint frame, no issues with artwork. Dated 4/74 on the artwork, don't believe I've seen that on one of these before and I've had a bunch. Please excuse the bad cellphone pics, it's great. It's just big and I'm in a hurry. These look great in person but are one of the most difficult things to photograph especially if they are large. I have a lot of experience shipping these with no issues. 16" x 20" image size 23" x 27" frame.Here's a letter below from Jack White before he passed away in 2016.Dear Interested Collector,Due to the volume of requests and emails that I have received about my Echruseos (gold leaf) art I felt compelled to add a button to my Website. I know how frustrating it must be to you who are seeking to establish a value on the Echruseos art.I invented the process of putting small sheets of gold leaf on the reverse side of glass in 1970. I coined the name for my new technique. I took a Greek lexicon and invented a word to go with my art technique. Ek means 'out of'. Crus is 'gold'. Ous means 'having been done.' So literally the word Echruseos means, 'Out of gold having been done.' It is pronounced Ek-Cru-sos.During the next eight years I sold several million dollars’ worth of my "gold leaf" art all over the world. Many of the early pieces were sold for next to nothing. As my popularity grew so did the retail prices of the gold leaf. In 1977 and 1978 I was selling the Echruseos for a significant amount. Some commissioned works were selling in excess of $20,000.Since the advent of the Internet and the appearance of eBay attention has resurfaced about my career and the gold leaf work. I heard of a man buying a 11"x14" at a garage sale for $35. A couple discovered one of my gold leaf pieces in a wrecked house. It was among the rubble. I have also seen one 30"x40" sell for $25,000. Many are priced anywhere between $500 and $25,000. This is a huge chasm in pricing. What this means is many people own the Echruseos and are not aware of what they have. You have all heard stories of someone finding a Norman Rockwell stuck in an attic, covered with dust. Once cleaned up they realized they have a very valuable piece of art.Since I stopped producing my Echruseos art in 1978 and several have broken due to mishandling, the supply is shrinking. My Echruseos art is in eleven museums and in my humble opinion one day will be a coveted collector item. I may well be dead before the art reaches it zenith; nevertheless I am fully convinced that this technique will be recognized as a rare collector item. Only time will validate my claims or prove me wrong.My sincere advice to you and your heirs is to hold on to the art, make sure it is secure and insure it for a considerable sum. It is with confidence that I say my epic historical novel on Texas, “Ten Years in Texas”, will be a successful published book. With the book my name will resurface in the art world. When that happens the true collectors will begin to surface. Be aware you own an extremely rare piece of art. Once the technique is exposed to the Christies and Sothebys in the world of art collectors you can expect the Echruseos to explode and reach a six figure plateau.”Jack White2007

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2 1936 Texas Centennial bookmarks. Selling the two bookmarks shown, no bends, likely unused. A little oxidation shown.

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Shep Chadhorn was a Blackfoot American Indian who had formal training at the Art Institute in New York. Chadhorn is known for several magazine and publication type art. Most of his works have been exclusively sold out of the Country Store Gallery and other galleries in the Southwest.19" x 23" Framed, 12" x 16" sight. No damage to painting, clean frame, Authentic original oil circa 1980's from a very accomplished and well listed artist.

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1980's Porsche/Texas Sesquicentennial Bronze medallions. 1.5" and 1 5/8", both bronze, both from the 80's. Estate fresh with little wear. Selling both for one price, Texas and Porsche 911.anderasbag

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1953 Harding Black Texas Studio Art pottery footed bowl with the best Chinese Flambe glazeNo cracks, chips, or restorations, no loss to glaze whatsoever. 6 1/8" wide x 3.25" tall.Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004)A ceramist, sculptor, painter, bricklayer, teacher, Black graduated from Brackenridge High School and attended San Antonio Junior College (1929-30). In 1933, Black was taught by Rudolph Staffel to make wheel-thrown pottery and also began to teach children's ceramic classes at the Witte. Black directed ceramic installation in a San Antonio reconstruction project sponsored by the National Youth Administration and the Works Progress Administration art program. In 1955 he retired from teaching and devoted his time to ceramics. Black became a well-known ceramist from his research, innovations, and writings in the field. Black's collection and archive is housed at Baylor University. Harding Black's work with clay serves an an important bridge between early Texas and mid-century pottery.tw122

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No cracks, chips, or restorations, no loss to glaze whatsoever. 5.5" tall x 4 7/8" wide at rim. Selling the pair shown, wonderful glaze, varying slightly as they were handmade.Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004)A ceramist, sculptor, painter, bricklayer, teacher, Black graduated from Brackenridge High School and attended San Antonio Junior College (1929-30). In 1933, Black was taught by Rudolph Staffel to make wheel-thrown pottery and also began to teach children's ceramic classes at the Witte. Black directed ceramic installation in a San Antonio reconstruction project sponsored by the National Youth Administration and the Works Progress Administration art program. In 1955 he retired from teaching and devoted his time to ceramics. Black became a well-known ceramist from his research, innovations, and writings in the field. Black's collection and archive is housed at Baylor University. Harding Black's work with clay serves an an important bridge between early Texas and mid-century pottery.b3

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John McClusky (1914-1994) Oil Painting of a Texas home. This a really nice painting by a well listed artist with some high auction results. There are no issues with the painting or frame, it has protective foamboard on the reverse. 12" x 24" in an 18" x 30" frame.

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