LOVE all your choices Rainey, one of Frank X's & my favs is the tree sculpture outside the original front of the museum, sorry can't remember the sculptor's name.
Masterpiece indeed! And one of the few MFAH collection works by Houston artists of her period (and earlier) that is consistently on view (in the Kinder Building, second floor - though around the corner, facing the service elevator and restrooms - but still on view!). A few years ago HETAG (that would be Houston Earlier Texas Art Group) got to visit the space that had once been her studio in Houston Heights. No paintings there, but her aura (I swear I felt it!), and lots of memories shared by folks who had been there to visit her (and her paintings) back in the day.
I have to give a shout-out to Susie Kalil, whose stunning 2016 monograph on Hood formed the basis of this tiny bit of text. I hear Susie is working on a big Kermit Oliver project now, which will be great I'm sure.
LOVE all your choices Rainey, one of Frank X's & my favs is the tree sculpture outside the original front of the museum, sorry can't remember the sculptor's name.
I love that piece! Giuseppe Penone. Great idea, thanks Ann.
Verrrry interesting....actually amazing....Thank you, eys
Masterpiece indeed! And one of the few MFAH collection works by Houston artists of her period (and earlier) that is consistently on view (in the Kinder Building, second floor - though around the corner, facing the service elevator and restrooms - but still on view!). A few years ago HETAG (that would be Houston Earlier Texas Art Group) got to visit the space that had once been her studio in Houston Heights. No paintings there, but her aura (I swear I felt it!), and lots of memories shared by folks who had been there to visit her (and her paintings) back in the day.
I have to give a shout-out to Susie Kalil, whose stunning 2016 monograph on Hood formed the basis of this tiny bit of text. I hear Susie is working on a big Kermit Oliver project now, which will be great I'm sure.