Houston’s embrace of art can be credited in part to John and Dominique de Menil… The taste for innovative new art quickly spread amongst other wealthy Texans, and the 1970s saw the opening of a number of galleries specializing in contemporary art. The Texas Gallery (originally founded as Contract Graphics in 1971), was perhaps…
Billy Al Bengston & Edward Ruscha, Texas Gallery, Folded Card, 1982
Houston’s embrace of art can be credited in part to John and Dominique de Menil… The taste for innovative new art quickly spread amongst other wealthy Texans, and the 1970s saw the opening of a number of galleries specializing in contemporary art. The Texas Gallery (originally founded as Contract Graphics in 1971), was perhaps…