Showcasing Selections from the Permanent Collection …and the Stories Behind Them

Deposit from America: The Third Century, Robert Rauschenburg, Screenprint with hand additions, 1975

Bicentennial Print, Roy Lichtenstein, Lithograph and Screenprint, 1975

Ladies and Gentlemen, Andy Warhol, Screenprint, 1975

ON DISPLAY FEBRUARY 23, 2023 – DECEMBER 21, 2023

With more than 1,200 works of art in the LMFA’s Permanent Collection, there is no shortage of stories to tell. The exhibition includes original works by members of American art royalty like Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Christo and Robert Rauschenburg. Of course, LMFA will also do what it does best — showcase Texas Art ranging from the early twentieth century to contemporary work. Art by Otis Dozier, Seymour Fogel, Morton Rachofsky, Ed and Linda Blackburn, and Mark Nesmith represents nearly 100 years of Texas creativity.

Tares and Wheat, Ed Blackburn, Oil, 1976

Ed Blackburn is one of the most interesting Texas artists for his fascination with Biblical art to Pop Art. Fun fact, Blackburn taught artist Mark Nesmith another artist whose work is on display in this exhibition. Mark was a student at the University of North Texas where Blackburn was a professor. Nesmith was one of our featured solo artists in 2022. In addition to being an artist, Nesmith is a middle school art teacher, musician, and singer.

Daredevil, Mark Nesmith, Oil on Canvas, 2018

Sunrise from America: The Third Century, Robert Andrew Parker, Lithograph 1975

Preparing to Vanish, Chris Mars, Oil on panel, 2004

Chris Mars is a surrealist artist who paints scenes based on his family’s struggles with his brother’s schizophrenia. A multi-talented artist, Mars may be best known as the drummer for The Replacements. Mars is not the only musician in this exhibition. He is joined by Mark Nesmith and artist, Robert Andrew Parker, a performing musician as the drummer in Jive by Five jazz band. Parker is one of the artists in the historic 1976 Bicentennial ‘suite of thirteen prints’ featured in this exhibition.

Charles Umlauf primarily an abstract artist, experimented with industrial materials and processes. Legend has it that the sculpture (inset) is of Farrah Fawcett, his former student at UT Austin. Umlauf taught alongside artist Seymour Fogel at UT Austin in the 1950’s. Artist, Fogel’s influential style cannot be summed up easily, as he also was experimental in material and techniques. A New York insider, Fogel taught at UT Austin during the time Ed Blackburn attended UT.

Torso, Charles Umlauf, Gilt bronze, 1965

Untitled (Yellow and Black Form), Seymour Fogel, Mixed media, 1968 - 1973