Architecture of Henry Trost and UTEP

If you're interested in architecture, you won't want to miss the program at UTEP on Saturday, January 18th, at 1pm.

Join Dr. Max Grossman for a richly illustrated 45-minute presentation followed by a half-hour tour of the four oldest buildings on the UTEP campus. This event will focus on the role of the iconic architect Henry C. Trost, the foundation and early development of Texas School of Mines and Metallurgy, and the introduction of the Bhutnese style to campus.

For more information on this event, see the full listing on our Texas Mountain Trail calendar, here.

Join Dr. Max Grossman for a richly illustrated 45-minute presentation followed by a half-hour tour of the four oldest buildings on the UTEP campus. This event will focus on the role of the iconic architect Henry C. Trost, the foundation and early development of Texas School of Mines and Metallurgy, and the introduction of the Bhutnese style to campus.

- See more at: http://texasmountaintrail.com/events/el-paso-texas-trost-society-tom-lea-institute-invitation#sthash.P8vG9V1p.dpuf

Visit the Tom Lea Trail

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Tom Lea (1907-2001) was a genius of the twentieth century whose extraordinary gifts as a muralist, illustrator, war correspondent, portraitist, novelist, historian and easel painter brought fame to himself and to Texas.

Our friends at the Tom Lea Institute in El Paso have put together "trail" of sites based on the life and work of Tom Lea. From the Tom Lea Institute's webpage:

"Tom Lea’s murals of the 1930s express the history and character of the Southwest on walls of public buildings from Washington, D.C. to Dallas, Texas, and are arguably the finest of the period. As an eye-witness artist correspondent for Life Magazine during World War II, Tom Lea traveled over 100,000 miles to record U.S. and Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen and their machines waging war worldwide. He wrote and illustrated bestselling novels—The Brave Bulls and The Wonderful Country—that were adapted into Hollywood movies, and a dozen other books about subjects as diverse as mountaineering in Wyoming, horse training in 16th century New Spain, and the history of the mammoth King Ranch. His paintings depict remote and exotic places from Ecuador to China, but primarily capture subjects found near his home on the border between Mexico and Texas."


Click HERE to view the Institute's page on the Trail...
 
There are sites in El Paso, Waco, Odessa, Seymour, Dallas, College Station, Galveston, Hebronville, Kingsville, Fredericksburg and Austin; and in New Mexico there are sites in Santa Fe, Las Cruces and Mesilla.

At the El Paso Museum of History,
The Arrival of the First Train in El Paso, 1881, 1956
Pen & Ink, 18 ½ x 15 ¾ inches
Gift of Pat & Henry Taylor

At the Larry Durham Center, UTEP
The Turning Point, 1966
Oil on canvas, 31 x 42 inches

At the El Paso Public Library,
Southwest, mural, 1956.
Oil on canvas, 5 ½ x 20 feet

Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver

You're invited to a special event for Tom Lea Month on Thursday October 17, 2013 at the Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine!  There will be a speical presentation by Brandon Shuler of “ There’s Indians in Them There Hills: A Narrative in Illustrating Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver”


Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver was Lea’s and Dobie’s first collaborative work. The creative process forged a relationship that was far-reaching and lifelong. During the illustration process for Apache Gold, Lea and Dobie discovered their mutual interest in and love for the Southwest. Through much of their correspondence, from 1937 to 1939, Lea and Dobie discuss the stories and their creative processes behind each illustration.

By using excerpts from their letters, Brandon D. Shuler uncovers the unpublished stories behind the illustrations.

Brandon D. Shuler is a PhD candidate in Literature, Social Justice, and the Environment at Texas Tech University. He is currently editing the unpublished letters of Tom Lea and J. Frank Dobie, forthcoming this year from University of Texas Press. His first book, Glory of the Silver King, was a Texas Outdoors Writers Association 2012 Book of the Year. He has a collection of short stories forthcoming this year from Texas Review Press.


Thursday, October 17, 2013
Museum of the Big Bend | Sul Ross State University | Alpine, TX

Meet the speaker from 6-6:45pm
Presentation begins at 7:00 pm

Mr. Shuler will have his books available for purchase and signing.
The event on our Texas Mountain Trail calendar, here.

Lady Bird Johnson, An Oral History

Lady Bird Johnson on the Potomac River, June 10, 1965.
#34581-6a, LBJ Library. Photo by Navy.

NOTE:  All events associated with the LBJ conference set for Chamizal National Memorial have been moved to the El Paso Community Foundation, 333 N. Oregon, El Paso, TX.  (Location change announced October 5)

While directing the LBJ Presidential Library’s oral history program, Michael Gillette recorded 37 interviews with Lady Bird Johnson over a span of 14 years, gathering stories of how she evolved from a shy, isolated country girl whose mother died when she was 5 years old to a memorable First Lady whose influence continues today.

Michael Gillette, the author of Lady Bird Johnson, An Oral History published by Oxford University Press, will relate Lady Bird’s story and share recordings of her voice at El Paso's Chamizal National Memorial. He will also sign copies of his recently released book.

Head on over to Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso, Friday, October 11, 6:30-7:30 pm.  Click here for our event listing details.  The event is part of a conference on President Johnson at Chamizal, with opportunities for the public.  Click here for full details on the conference.

This event is part of a month-long celebration of the life and contributions of Tom Lea.  Tom Lea (1907-2001) was a genius of the twentieth century who worked as a muralist, illustrator, war correspondent, novelist, historian and easel painter.  He worked alone in his native El Paso for most of his life.  Read more at www.tomlea.net

Tom Lea at the Gage Hotel

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Coming up on February 23, a great opportunity to learn more Tom Lea and other important El Paso artists, and enjoy the hospitality of Marathon's historic Gage Hotel!  Click on the images to get a closer read! 

The Gage Hotel is the starting and ending point of our Texas Mountain Trail heritage bike route, called the Ride to the Post.  Click here to read about this easy, family friendly 10 mile ride, and see photos!

The Gage Gardens is a site on our Far West Texas Wildlife Trail,  Click here to see information on the Marathon-Alpine loop on the trail map, and read more about the Gage Gardens!