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VOL. 3 · ISSUE 5 · MAY/JUNE 2016
IN THIS ISSUE OF SOUTHLAKE ARTS
04 Publisher’s Letter 06 Events Calendar EVENTS
10 An Evening in Seville EDUCATION
13 Accepted: CISD Fine Arts Student Recognition Day HISTORY
18 The Story of Bob Jones, Part Two PHOTOGRAPHY
22 Triple Exposure VISUAL ART
24 Frank Stella at the Modern ARCHITECTURE
27 An Outdoor Connection PHOTOGRAPHY
32 Beautiful City The cover of this issue is a photograph by Lorraine Haan-Stewart. See the story on page 22.
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER SUMMERTIME IS UPON US and we have a great issue for you! First off thank you so much to all of you who sent in the subscription cards (it’s in the tear out section in the middle of the magazine, next to Wynne’s ad). We will be switching to subscription-based only in the near future, so if you enjoy reading the magazine, please fill it out and send it our way! Graduates! I was thrilled to find out that the talented students who are headed off to college for the arts were honored by CISD! I’ve always said this area is ripe with talent. Congratulations to our talented students!
Last, but not least, there is a home concert coming up quickly on May 15th: “A Night In Seville” with a performance by the great Christopher McGuire. Back in the day before Town Square and far before they honored Art students at Carroll, I took classical guitar lessons from Christopher McGuire. He is a phenomenal player, organizer (founded the Fort Worth Classical Guitar Society, now named Allegro Guitar Society), and educator (he now leads the guitar program at Booker T. Washington). If that wasn’t enough, he took lessons from Segovia (if you play guitar and don’t recognize the name, Google it). And finally, to top it all off, there are tapas from the Classic Café.
There is a remarkable photography exhibit at the Tower Gallery in Grapevine including one of my favorite local photographers, Bruce Rosenstiel. The show is a triple threat, with photographers Ray Maines and Lorraine Hann-Stewart as well. For the visual art lovers, you must go at least once to the Modern to see the Frank Stella exhibit. For the architecture lovers, I bring you Lake|Flato.
Enjoy the issue!
David Hall David@SouthlakeArts.com
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EVENTS CALENDAR MUSIC CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL Billy Bob’s May 8th ABBEY ROAD ON THE SQUARE Strauss Square May 7th PAUL SIMON Winstar May 7th BEYONCÉ AT&T Stadium May 9th JASON BONHAM House of Blues May 9th DICK DALE Granada May 12th DSO: SYMPHONIC OSCARS Murchison May 13th-15th RIHANNA (RESCHEDULED) American Airlines Center May 13th 4TH ANNUAL BURNING BUBBA FESTIVAL Billy Bob’s May 14th AN EVENING IN SEVILLE: FORT WORTH GUITAR SOCIETY The Bradley’s Historic Home May 15th
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THE CURE American Airlines Center May 15th
JASON ALDEAN Gexa Pavilion May 20th
LEON RUSSELL The Granada June 18th
HALL & OATES Gexa Pavilion May 16th
MAIN STREET DAYS Downtown Grapevine May 20th-22nd
THE AVETT BROTHERS Gexa Pavilion June 18th
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Gexa Pavilion May 16th
THE LUMINEERS Bomb Factory May 22nd
SELENA GOMEZ American Airlines Center June 18th
SOLUNA FESTIVAL Winspear Opera House May 17th
VAN ZWEDEN - MAHLER Winspear Opera House May 27th-28th
THE CLIBURN Bass Hall June 19th-25th
FLORENCE+THE MACHINE American Airlines Center May 18th
CHARLIE DANIELS BAND Billy Bob’s May 28th
STEELY DAN American Airlines Center June 22nd
ITZHAK PERLMAN Winspear Opera House May 19th
KEB’ MO’ Majestic Theater June 2nd
VANS WARPED TOUR Gexa Pavilion June 24th
SNARKY PUPPY Granada May 19th
TIM MCGRAW Winstar June 3rd
DWIGHT YOAKUM Strauss Square June 24th
RHETT BUTLER Hamon Hall May 20th
KENNY CHESNEY AT&T Stadium June 4th
SLIPKNOT & MARILYN MANSON Gexa Pavilion June 25th
LATE NIGHT AT THE DMA: CLAIRE MORALES Dallas Museum of Art May 20th
ANTHONY HAMILTON & FANTASIA Verizon Theater June 9th
MONKEES Winspear Opera House June 28th
COUNTRY MEGAFEST Gexa Pavilion May 20th
BUDDY GUY Billy Bob’s June 10th
NEW EDITION Verizon Theater June 29th
JOURNEY Gexa Pavilion May 20th
MASTERWORKS CONCERT: MATT INGRAM The Marq June 11th
LEON BRIDGES Winstar July 1st
4TH OF JULY PICNIC Billy Bob’s July 4th
DIXIE CHICKS Gexa Pavilion August 5th
GUEST OF HONOR The Kimbell Through June 12th
TEARS FOR FEARS Winstar July 9th
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SALVADOR DALI Meadows Museum Through June 19th
WEEZER Gexa Pavilion July 15th
ZAC BROWN BAND Gexa Pavilion August 13th
MAI THU PERRET Nasher Sculpture Center Through July 17th
WEIRD AL Winspear Opera House July 16th
JAZZ IN THE ATRIUM Dallas Museum of Art Thursdays 6-8pm The Funky Knuckles
LOUISE NEVELSON: PRINTS Amon Carter Through July 31st
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SUNDOWN AT GRANADA Every Monday
SPIRIT & MATTER: ISLAMIC ART Dallas Museum of Art Through July 31st
MASTERWORKS CONCERT: PARTY MACHINE The Marq July 23rd
THE RETURN OF THE SUNDAY FUNK Harvest House Every Sunday
FUNDAMENTAL & SUPERFLUOUS The Crow Collection Through August 14th
THE BELLAMY BROTHERS Billy Bob’s July 29th RASCAL FLATTS Gexa Pavilion July 30th GUNS N’ ROSES AT&T Stadium August 3rd CASE/LANG/VEIRS Winspear Opera House August 4th KORN & ROB ZOMBIE Gexa Pavilion August 4th
ART GADA: GALLERY NIGHT Downtown Grapevine May 7th MODERN OPULENCE IN VIENNA Dallas Museum of Art Through May 29th TRIPLE EXPOSURE: PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Tower Gallery Through May 29th CARLOTTA CORPRON & JANET TURNER Meadows Museum Through June 5th
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EVENTS CALENDAR ART, continued THE BROTHERS LE NAIN The Kimbell Through September 11th FRANK STELLA The Modern Through September 18th TEXAS FOLK ART Amon Carter Through September 25th PASSAGES IN MODERN ART: 1946-1996 Dallas Museum of Art Through 2017
THEATRE FORT WORTH OPERA FESTIVAL Bass Hall May 1st-8th
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SPAMALOT Casa Mañana June 4th-12th WIZARD OF OZ! Bass Hall June 7th-12th BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Winspear Opera House June 7th-19th MAGIC CIRCLE MIME: DSO Meyerson June 18th BEAUTY & THE BEAST Winspear Opera House June 22th-26th MATT GROENIG Winspear Opera House June 29th
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THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS Dallas City Performance Hall May 12-14th
ARTS COUNCIL MEETING Town Hall May 24th
DEFERRED ACTION Wyly Theater Through May 14th
JULY 4TH Town Square July 3rd
MAMMA MIA Bass Hall May 20th-22nd
GRAPEVINE JULY 4TH Lake Grapevine July 4th
CABARET Winspear Opera House May 25th-June 5th
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DANCE TITAS: COMMAND PERFORMANCE Winspear Opera House May 7th SPRING CELEBRATION: DALLAS BLACK Wyly Theater May 20th-22nd TITAS: COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET COMPANY Winspear Opera House May 21st CINDERELLA Bass Hall March 25th-27th
FILM WINE & CHOCOLATE TASTING Messina Hof Winery 1st Wednesday of the Month WINE & CHEESE Messina Hof Winery 2nd Wednesday of the Month FARMER’S MARKET DOWNTOWN Grapevine Through October 15th FOOD TRUCKS & LIVE MUSIC Grapevine Craft Brewery Weekends
FILM FILMS AT THE MARQ The Marq May 7th MOVIES AT THE MARQ - STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS The Marq June 16th MOVIES AT THE MARQ TOMORROWLAND The Marq June 30th MOVIES AT THE MARQ NORM OF THE NORTH The Marq July 14th MOVIES AT THE MARQ MARVEL’S AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON The Marq July 28th
KIDS SPRING FAMILY CAMPOUT Bob Jones Park May 7th MOTHER’S DAY AT THE NASHER SCULTURE CENTER Nasher Sculpture Center May 8th INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY All Museums May 18th
NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER KID’S CAMP Nasher Sculpture Center June 6th SLEEPOVER AT THE PEROT The Perot Museum May 27th FOOD TRUCKS Klyde Warren Park Daily TARGET FIRST SATURDAYS Nasher Sculpture Center First Saturdays AMAZING ANIMALS The Perot Museum Ongoing HOMESTEADING Nash Farm First Fridays
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An Evening in Seville It’s been discussed now for a few years I believe to setup Classical home concerts in an intimate setting as a fundraising event. I was thrilled to discover that art loving patrons in our town had taken the initiative! Enjoy an “An Evening in Seville” with great food, architec ture, and music at One Paigebrooke in Westlake, hosted by Kelly & Scott Bradley. Scott is a former Mayor of Westlake and Kelly is a tireless volunteer for many groups. Classic Café will cater, serving Spanish tapas, paella, gazpacho, sangria, wine, and American craft brews. Tour the Bradley’s historic home, designed by famed architect Charles Stevens Dilbeck in 1938 for Ted Dealey, former publisher of the Dallas Morning News.
Harlequin with a Guitar, Juan Gris
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There will be a brief, casual concert by internationally acclaimed guitarists Christopher McGuire & Carlos Barbosa-Lima. McGuire has performed hundreds of concerts on five continents. He has played his guitar for presidents of the United States and Mexico, three former governors of Texas and members
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Christopher McGuire
of the Spanish Royal Family. A master of many styles, Barbosa-Lima mixes old world classical roots with the new world’s vital rhythms, interpreting diverse repertoire by Gershwin, Jobim, and Debussy and many others. Also, enjoy an art exhibit and demonstration by award-winning artist Ann Hardy.
An Evening in Seville Sunday, May 15, 5pm to 8pm Benefiting the Allegro Guitar Society Tickets: $135 each 817-498-0363 or Visit: www.guitarsociety.org
The Spanish Singer, Édouard Manet
Underwriting & Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Contact Sandra Eddy for more information: 817-281-7342.
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Photography by Carolyn Taluja
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ACCEPTED CISD Fine Arts Student Recognition Day On Wednesday, April 27th CISD held the very first Fine Arts Student Recognition Day, which celebrated Carroll’s future artists at Student Activity Center at the Senior High School. Applying to a collegiate art, band, choir, music, theater, or voice program is a rigorous two-part process: the student has to apply to the school using the regular admission method, AND also apply to the program of their choice via audition/portfolio. Being accepted into one of these highly competitive and selective programs is an incredible honor. Collectively, the Fine Arts departments of CSHS honor students who will be taking their talents and passions to the next level. The first Fine Arts Students Recognition Day resembled the NLI (National Letter of Intent) signing ceremonies held for athletes at CSHS. The press was notified, the student body was made aware, and honorees and their families were recognized and celebrated.
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ALLIE ALEXANDER University of Oklahoma Acting
ETHAN DITTHARDT University of North Texas Jazz Studies
WYATT HALL Chapman University Television Writing & Production
DREW BROWN New York University Musical Theatre
ALISON ESPARZA Southern Methodist University Music Therapy
OLIVIA JOHNSON School of the Art Institute of Chicago Photography/Art
NICOLE BUTSCHER Santa Fe University of Art & Design Theatre Tech
SOPHIA FORMELLA University of Miami (FL) Classical Voice & Music Education
HAYLEY KALEN University of Texas at Arlington Music Education
SEAN CHOATE Academy of Art Univ.- San Francisco Illustration / Comics
GARETH FORSBERG Oklahoma City University Acting
TAYLER MACMILLAN New York University Film and TV Production
TAYLOR COUGHLIN Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design Graphic Arts
CARLEIGH GRUPE Butler University Music Performance (flute) & Business
CHRISTIAN MASON Academy of Art Univ. - San Francisco Writing for Film, TV & Digital Media
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ALLIE MILLER Campbell University Music Education
BENJAMIN SINGEL Southern Methodist University Theatre
JENNA VISAGE Savannah College of Art and Design Fashion Marketing & Management
WILLIAM NATHMAN University of North Texas Jazz Studies
CIARA SMITH University of Oklahoma Theatre-Costume Design
RILEY WALKER Belmont University Performing Arts
J.C. PATINO School of the Art Institute of Chicago Studio Arts
GABRIELLA SMITH Southern Methodist University Photography, Art History & Economics
KAYLA WHITE University of Texas Dance Studies
JAI SHAMS Texas Christian University Vocal Performance
GIOVANNA VIEGA Syracuse University Architecture
NIKI WICHMAN Laguna College of Art and Design Game Art
C ONGR ATUL ATIONS CISD FINE ARTS STUDENTS!
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Eugie Jones Thomas fought the US Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to purchase her property during the construction of Lake Grapevine in the late 1940s. This photo of Bob Jones’ son Jinks, his wife, Lula, and their daughter, Betty Jones Foreman – who attended Walnut Grove School – was taken on Eugie’s property in the 1970s. (Courtesy of Betty Jones Foreman)
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PART 2 – 1920 TO 1950 by Anita Robeson and Connie Cooley, members of the Southlake Historical Society
Because they were bi-racial, members of the Bob Jones family had to go the extra mile – actually, many miles – to get the education they so highly valued.
Jinks Jones
Bobby Jones – remembers the “bonus” education he received at Walnut Grove: as he waited his turn to recite, he would listen to the older students.
In 1951, Walnut Grove closed because its seven students were heading In 1920, Jones had a one-room, eight-grade school, Walnut Grove, to junior and senior high school in For t Wor th. Bob Jones’ built for his grandchildren near what’s-now Bob Jones Road and White granddaughter Betty Jones Foreman attended Walnut Grove and Chapel Boulevard. When they were old enough for junior and senior was supposed to go to junior high and high school in Denton. high, they had to ride a bus to Fort Worth to attend G. W. Carver Junior High School and I.M. Terrell High School. “After investigating Fred Moore Negro High School in Denton, my parents decided to send me to the Fort Worth schools which had a In 2012, Carroll ISD opened Walnut Grove Elementary School, named higher accreditation. Of course Daddy (Jinks Jones) had to pay tuition in their honor. At the dedication of the school, a Jones descendant, for me to attend school there and I was on a Continental Trailways bus herself a teacher, praised the new school as “a redemptive moment most of the day (to and from school), but nevertheless I entered G. W. in public education.” Carver Junior High School and graduated from I.M. Terrell High School.” Bob Jones (1850-1936) and his wife, Almeady Chisum Jones (1857-1949), were born slaves. They married in 1875 and had 10 children: Jim, Alice, Virgie, June, Eugie, Emma, Artie, Hattie, Jinks and Emory. The family valued education and on occasion moved their children to Denton so they could attend school, a process that was disruptive to the family’s ranching operation. Other times, the Joneses hired teachers.
Other things were changing for the Jones family. In 1945, the federal government authorized a lake that would tame Denton Creek (which overflowed each spring), provide recreation and supply water to neighboring cities. It began buying up and then condemning land needed for Lake Grapevine – some 12,000 acres.
Most of the Jones land ended up under the lake. About 1920, Bob Jones donated one acre to the county, which had established “colored” schools. His sons and sons-in-law built the school. “Dairy farms and truck or produce farms were where the lake is now,” remembered resident Mabel Cate in an oral history. Some people Typical of country schools, Walnut Grove had a pot-bellied stove and one were angry and suspicious of the process. “It was a sad time because teacher for all eight grades. Bob Jones’ grandson Bobby Jones – later Dr. they had no choice.” southlake ARTS
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In 2006, Bob Jones’ grandson Dr. Bobby Jones walked the Bob Jones Nature Center property and located the site, pictured, where the Walnut Grove School once stood. (Courtesy of Charles D. Young)
Descendants of Bob and Almeady Jones were among those displaced. They all sold except for Jones’ daughter Eugie Jones Thomas. He had divided his land among his children, and Eugie had “swapped” with her brother Emory and owned the “home place.” Before her mother died, she had told Eugie, “Don’t ever sell the home place – we must have a place for the children to come back to.” So when the government insisted she sell, Eugie fought back.
Remnants of Eugie Jones Thomas’ house remain on Army Corps of Engineers property behind the Bob Jones Nature Center in Southlake. (Author’s photograph)
The Army Corps of Engineers began work on the lake in 1947 and completed it in 1952. The land Eugie fought for is now part of the Bob Jones Nature Center.
To read more about the Jones family and view more pictures, see southlakehistory.org. Click on “History of Southlake,” then “Bob Jones.”
“I fought them [Army Corps of Engineers] … it went to Washington,” Next up, in the final part of the Bob Jones story, sons Jinks and Emory she recalled. “Then one day the mailman brought me a letter. ‘You can Jones partnered up in 1948 when their land was going to be taken keep all of your property,’ it said.” for the lake and began a successful business. The Grapevine Auction Barn operated at the southeast corner of Hwy. 114 and White Chapel She was told to return all the money paid to her. No problem – she Boulevard in present-day Southlake for many years. Inside the auction simply returned the uncashed checks. barn another business, the Jones Café, was run by the Jones brothers’ wives (who were sisters), Lula and Elnora (Williams). The Jones Café “My home was more to me than money,” she said. closed in the 1980s and is believed to be the first integrated café in Texas. southlake ARTS
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triple exposure Through May 29, the Grapevine Tower Gallery, 636 S. Main St., will host “Triple Exposure,” a photography exhibit and sale. The exhibit features the works of three talented, but uniquely different, photographers, Bruce Rosenstiel, Ray Maines and Lorraine Hann-Stewart. “Triple Exposure” brings together the paths of these three uniquely different photographers, one with a view of the world at large, another featuring commercial crisp images and the third with condensed abstract visions and all leading to a richly rewarding triple visual experience at Grapevine’s Tower Gallery. BRUCE ROSENSTIEL Through his photography, Bruce is dedicated to fostering cross-cultural understanding by highlighting the bonds and behaviors between species and across communities. His works also encompass all manner of flora and fauna to reveal the extraordinary – often unseen – diversity and beauty of nature.
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RAY MAINES Mainly working in landscapes, Maines’ style trends towards simplification of forms condensed into abstract compositions. His background in commercial techniques lends itself to his fine photographic art, from sweeping vistas to shadows of gray and black from the Medici Ceiling in Italy. LORRAINE HAAN-STEWART Hann-Stewart’s style is very discerning, creative and artistic, whether she is capturing wisps of smoke or delicate petals within a rose. You can see more of Bruce’s work at http://www.smallworldphotos.net, Lorraine’s work at http://spiralphotography.com and Ray’s work at http://t-r-maines.fineartamerica.com.
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Frank Stella ALL OF US ARE PROUD TO BE CELEBRATING OUR FIRST 125 YEARS.
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The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Whitney Museum of American Ar t present Frank Stella: A Retrospective, a comprehensive survey of one of the most impor tant living American ar tists. This exhibition presents Frank Stella’s career to date, showcasing his prolific output from the mid-1950s to the present through approximately 100 works, including paintings, reliefs, maquettes, sculptures, and drawings. Frank Stella is lending his full support to the exhibition and giving complete access to his collection and archives. Frank Stella: A Retrospective features the artist’s bestknown works alongside rarely seen examples drawn from collections around the world. This is the first comprehensive Stella exhibition to be assembled in the United States since the 1987 retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. “A Stella retrospective presents many challenges,” remarks Michael Auping, “given Frank’s need from the beginning of his career to immediately and continually make new work in response to previous series. And he has never been timid about making large, even monumental, works. The result has been an enormous body of work represented by many different series. Our goal has been to summarize without losing the raw texture of his many innovations.” “It’s not merely the length of his career, it is the intensity of his work and his ability to reinvent himself as an artist over and over again over six decades that make his contribution so impor tant,” said Adam D. Weinberg. “Frank is a radical innovator who has, from the beginning, absorbed the lessons of art history and then remade the world on his own artistic terms. He is a singular American master and we are thrilled to be celebrating his astonishing accomplishment.”
Throughout his career, Stella has challenged the boundaries of painting and accepted notions of style. Though his early work allied him with the emerging minimalist approach, Stella’s style has evolved to become more complex and dynamic over the years as he has continued his investigation into the nature of abstract painting. Marla Price, Director of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Adam Weinberg note in the direc tors’ foreword to the catalogue, “Abstraction constituted the major and, in many ways, defining artistic statement of the twentieth century, and it remains a strong and influential presence today. Many artists have played a role in its development, but Frank Stella is among the few who stand
out both for their innovations in its materials and forms and for their perseverance in exploring its continuing possibilities... As institutions devoted to the histor y and continued development of contemporary art, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Whitney Museum of American Art are honored to present this tribute to one of the great abstract painters of our time.” Frank Stella: A Retrospective underscores the important role Stella’s work plays within the art historical framework of the last half century. It provides a rare opportunity for viewers to discover the visual and conceptual connec tions within the ex traordinarily expansive and generative body of work of an artist restless with new ideas. southlake ARTS
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VISUAL ART ABOUT FRANK STELLA Born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1936, Stella attended Phillips Academy, Andover, and then Princeton University, where he studied history, art history, and painting. In college, he produced a number of sophisticated paintings that demonstrated his understanding of the various vocabularies that had brought abstract painting into international prominence. After graduating in 1958, Stella moved to New York and achieved almost immediate fame with his Black Paintings (1958–60), which were included in The Museum of Modern Art’s seminal exhibition Sixteen Americans in 1959–60. The Leo Castelli Gallery in New York held Stella’s first one-person show in 1962. The Museum of Modern Ar t, under William Rubin’s stewardship, presented his first retrospective only a few years later, in 1970, when Stella was only thirty-four years old. A
second retrospective was held at MoMA in 1987. Since then, Stella has been the subject of countless exhibitions throughout the world, including a major retrospective in Wolfsburg in 2012. Frank Stella: A Retrospective is the first major survey of the artist’s career in the US since 1987. He was appointed the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University in 1983. “Working Space,” his provocative lecture series (later published as a book), addresses the issue of pictorial space in postmodern art. Stella has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the 2009 National Medal of Arts and the 2011 Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center, as well as the Isabella and Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award from Americans for the Arts (2011) and the National Artist Award at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen (2015).
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a grove of oaks and pecans and its two story height appreciates their full majesty. The interior of the home accommodates many operable windows to provide cross ventilation and daylight, and three pairs of oversized lift-slide doors provide views of Lake Austin to the east and open up much of the house when the weather is nice.
The house was designed to connect to the outdoors in many ways. This connection begins as you step on the boardwalk at the motor court and is evident throughout the house. This outdoor circulation spine is designed to evoke images of a pier on Lake Austin and it organizes and connects all elements of the project from the motor court down to the dining pavilion on Lake Austin. Along the way, this spine passes through the outdoor living room which serves as the main entry to the house. This two-story porch space terminates the south end of the house and enjoys the prevailing breezes from Lake Austin. It also accommodates a fireplace to allow year round use. The north end of the house is also bookended by a porch although screened to provide an outdoor living space during insect season. It is nestled in
The project was carefully sited and designed such that no existing trees had to be removed although one pecan tree was uprooted during a storm and fell into Hog Pen Creek. This loss was turned into a feature by salvaging it, milling it into slabs, and incorporating it into the design of many custom elements throughout the house. These elements include the dining table, vanity tops, desks, and shelving which further connect the house to the site.
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ABOUT LAKE|FLATO Founded in 1984 Lake|Flato believed first and foremost that architecture should be rooted in its particular place, responding in a meaningful way to the natural or built environment. Using local materials and partnering with the best local craftsmen, they sought to create buildings that were tactile and modern, environmentally responsible and authentic, artful and crafted. Now more than 30 years later, these beliefs still inform the architecture they create. While the firm has grown, they have found the desire to build in partnership with the land, to have an approach that remains valid and increasingly resonant. They’ve found that by exploring the intimate relationship between family, place and building it is possible to create unique living environments that possess a compelling authenticity and beauty.
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