"Texas Visions of an Earlier Time: An Exhibition of Historic Texas Art"

JIM J.TOMMANEY November 20, 2014 4:00AM

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In the very large exhibition "Texas Visions of an Earlier Time: An Exhibition of Historic Texas Art", 57 works of early Texas art, there are two paintings that should be seen, for historical reasons. One is On Texas Waters: USS Constitution; this wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate won many victories in the War of 1812, and became much-loved, nick-named "Old Ironsides" by Oliver Wendell Holmes. It went on a three-year tour from 1931 to 1934, and was painted by Paul R. Schumann in 1932 as it appeared in full sail in Galveston Bay. It anchors the exhibition with a specific moment in local history. The second is a 1936 portrait, 40 inches by 28 inches, by Emma Richardson Cherry of her son-in-law, titled Major Reid. It shows him to be handsome, in uniform, and its warm tan tones here posit the glamor of war, ignoring for a moment the agony in the trenches. The painting resonates with love, almost palpable, alive after all these years.

"Texas Visions of an Earlier Time: An Exhibition of Historic Texas Art," through December 20, William Reaves Fine Art, 2143 Westheimer, open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 713-521-7500, reavesart.com.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Starts: Nov. 7. Continues through Dec. 20, 2014