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Melvin Eugene Edwards Jr. was born on May 4, 1937, in Houston, the eldest of four children born to Thelmarie Edwards and Melvin Edwards Sr. [1] The family moved in 1942 to McNair, Texas, where Edwards started first grade, [2] before moving again to Dayton, Ohio, in 1944 for Melvin Sr.'s job at the Boy Scouts of America. [1]
Mel Chin (born 1951 in Houston, Texas, USA) is a conceptual visual artist. Motivated largely by political, cultural, and social circumstances, Chin works in a variety of art media to calculate meaning in modern life. Chin places art in landscapes, in public spaces, and in gallery and museum exhibitions, but his work is not limited to specific ...
H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas Huntsville Walker [150] Sam Houston Memorial Museum Huntsville Walker Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Place [151] Samuel Walker Houston Museum and Cultural Center Huntsville: Walker: Both Samuel Walker Houston and his father Joshua Houston were enslaved people owned by Sam ...
In 1987 philanthropists Dominique and John de Menil opened their vast art collection, which includes pieces by René Magritte, Henri Matisse, and Mark Rothko, with a museum designed by Renzo Piano.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas.With the recent completion of an eight-year campus redevelopment project, including the opening of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building in 2020, [2] it is the 12th largest art museum in the world based on square feet of gallery space.
Even the 1821 painting of Samson and Delilah by French artist Joseph-Desire Court shows the biblical figure — famous for drawing strength from his luxuriant hair — without any on his body.
This is a list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
The Houston Alternative Art chronology was originally compiled by Caroline Huber and The Art Guys for the exhibition catalogue No Zoning: Artists Engage Houston, which was published by the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) to accompany the group show of the same name. The exhibition was on view at CAMH from May 9-October 4, 2009.