{"title":"Captivating Texas Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuseum-quality fine art prints of some of the most captivating Texas imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sloop-of-war-austin-1841","title":"Texas Navy Sloop-of-war Austin - 1841 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eFlagship of the Texas Navy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAboard the Austin,\u003c\/strong\u003e Commodore Moore led the Texian fleet to victory at the Battle of Campeche...the only time sailing vessels defeated steamships in battle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work is by Midshipman Edward Johns. The son of a wealthy New Orleans merchant, Johns had enlisted in the Texas Navy at the age of fourteen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe painted this watercolor portrait of the \u003cem\u003eAustin\u003c\/em\u003e when he was seventeen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's not some modern artist's conjecture. It was painted from life by a sailor who served aboard her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 by 16 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. 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The son of a wealthy New Orleans merchant, Johns had enlisted in the Texas Navy at the age of fourteen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe painted this watercolor portrait of the San Antonio when he was seventeen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's not some modern artist's conjecture. 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He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Midshipman Edward Johns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16677136707,"sku":"","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/schooner-of-war-san-antonio-1841-626990.png?v=1731650446"},{"product_id":"flag","title":"The Alamo 1824 Flag - February 1836 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eFlown at the Alamo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tri-color banner\u003c\/strong\u003e with an eagle perched in a prickly pear and devouring a rattle snake was the flag of the Mexican Republic under the Constitution of 1824. It was to that flag and constitution that Texian immigrants pledged their loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhen the dictator Santa Anna abolished the constitution, Texian officer Philip Dimmit replaced the eagle with \"1824\" to make it clear where the allegiance of Texas lay. The provisional government ordered this flag to be flown by all vessels of the Texas Navy. Tradition says this was the flag flown by Travis during the siege of the Alamo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 18 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality giclee print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever-so-lightly-textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. 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He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copano Bay Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8125032366190,"sku":"","price":219.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/flags-of-the-texas-revolution-six-print-collection-428335.png?v=1731650412"},{"product_id":"both-texas-navy-prints","title":"Both Texas Navy Prints","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eGet Both and Save\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet both\u003c\/strong\u003e of Midshipman Edward Johns' Texas Navy drawings at this special price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is 20 by 16 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is Limited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"by Midshipman Edward Johns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15109902630985,"sku":"","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/both-texas-navy-prints-308969.png?v=1731650384"},{"product_id":"winter-thrills-fantasy-texas-ski-poster","title":"Winter Thrills - Republic of Texas Fantasy Ski Poster","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eSki Texas!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery time we post a map showing the Republic of Texas with its original borders, someone (sometimes several someones) will respond with, \"Ski Texas!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe surely gave up more than we knew in the Compromise of 1850. Who would have guessed that Santa Fe County and the old \"stovepipe\" panhandle encompassed lands that would become some of the finest ski resorts in the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe decided to indulge our imaginations and play the \"what if\" game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if Texas had remained a republic? What if she stayed independent and found the capital to build ports and railroads? What if she prospered and grew?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat would you say to that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSki Texas!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThis Print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one, titled Winter Thrills, is what we imagine t\u003cspan\u003ehe Republic of Texas Tourism Bureau would have put out in the mid to late 1930s\u003c\/span\u003e. Are you ready to go?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSki Texas!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandsome vintage graphics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVivid colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Republic of Texas Tourism Bureau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18072516132937,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/winter-thrills-fantasy-texas-ski-poster-816268.png?v=1731650488"},{"product_id":"ski-texas-fantasy-texas-ski-poster","title":"Ski Texas - Fantasy Republic of Texas Ski Poster","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eSki Texas!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEvery time we post a map showing the Republic of Texas with its original borders, someone (sometimes several someones) will respond with, \"Ski Texas!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWe surely gave up more than we knew in the Compromise of 1850. Who would have guessed that Santa Fe County and the old \"stovepipe\" panhandle encompassed lands that would become some of the finest ski resorts in the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWe decided to indulge our imaginations and play the \"what if\" game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhat if Texas had remained a republic? What if she stayed independent and found the capital to build ports and railroads? What if she prospered and grew?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhat would you say to that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSki Texas!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThis Print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis one, titled (what else?) Ski Texas is what we imagine would be seen in railroad stations back east during the 1920s. The Republic of Texas Tourism Bureau was doing a fine job, don't you think?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSki Texas!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandsome vintage graphics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVivid colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free watercolor paper with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', producing a vivid and precise print. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. 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The huge pots of chili (no beans) were cooked at home then hauled to the plaza on carts or in wagons, where they were kept hot on mesquite fires.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYou could have your bowl of chili with a side of beans and tortilla for just a dime. Tamales were also available. There was no extra charge for lively conversation with the chili queen herself.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn the heyday of the\u003c\/strong\u003e Chili Queens, there was no light on Alamo Plaza after dark, except that of moon, stars and the colorful oil lamps set on each table.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt's something Teddy Roosevelt would have known from his time recruiting the Rough Riders at the bar of the Menger Hotel. 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The band played on the square in front of the Alamo, and San Antonians came out on the public square and walked around in circles just as they do in Mexico. In front of the Alamo there were chili stands.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Chili Queens, \u003c\/strong\u003ealmost all of whom were Tejanas, ruled the scene by force of personality.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA reporter in the San Antonio Express reminisced about those days:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The rule of the chili queens presiding over the chili stands on the plazas was absolute. Their tables were patronized by people of all walks of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe banker touched elbows with the newsboy. The doctor sat by the farmer, the lawyer, judge and Sheriff sat next to the barber, the policeman and the porter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerally the chili queen reserved a seat near the center of the inner circle or bench for the newspaper reporter and the hackman, who were her particular protégés.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bootblack also belonged to the inner circle, to which sometimes the musician, the actor and the gambler was admitted, but most of the patrons, and especially the politicians, had to take seats on the outer edge of the table.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis charming scene\u003c\/strong\u003e of moonlight on the Shrine of Texas Liberty was painted by Julian Onderdonk. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt isn't dated, but we can read the clues at the left edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnderdonk had to have painted it on some clear night after the facade of the old Hugo and Schmeltzer building was stripped from the Long Barrack in 1910, but before the second level came down in 1913.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulian Onderdonk \u003c\/strong\u003e(1882-1922) was a native of San Antonio. Many say he is the best painter Texas ever produced. This is his only painting of the Alamo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur museum quality reproduction is 24 by 18 inches and is limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. 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One look and you understand it all, without words to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Fall of the Alamo\u003c\/strong\u003e hangs in the entry hall of the Texas Governor's Mansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Jenkins Onderdonk \u003c\/strong\u003e(1852-1917) came to Texas as a young man, after studying painting under William Merritt Chase at the National Academy of Design. He settled in San Antonio. Today he is called the \"Dean of Texas Artists\" for his role in teaching dozens of young Texas painters who went on to have fine careers. His own son, Julian, is considered by many to be the greatest painter of Texas bluebonnet landscapes who ever lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur museum quality reproduction is 24 by 18 inches and is limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. Each one is hand-numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne look and you understand it all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 18 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. 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Where could he be?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis morning, General Houston sent scouting parties out to round up any soldados who managed to evade capture the previous day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany years later, Sion Bostick wrote down what happened that day:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When we were about eight miles from the battlefield, about one o'clock, we saw the head and shoulders of a man above the tall sedge grass, walking through the prairie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs soon as we saw him we started towards him at a gallop. When he discovered us, he squatted in the grass; but we soon came to the place. As we rode up we aimed our guns at him and told him to surrender. He held up his hands, and spoke in Spanish, but I could not understand him. He was dressed like a common soldier. Under the uniform he had on a fine shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs we went back to camp the prisoner rode behind Robinson a while and then rode behind Sylvester. I was the youngest and smallest of the party, and I would not agree to let him ride behind me. I wanted to shoot him... When we got to camp, the Mexican soldiers, then prisoners, saluted him and said, \"el presidente.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three of us who had captured him were angry at ourselves for not killing him out on the prairie, to be consumed by the wolves and buzzards. We took him to General Houston, who was wounded and lying under a big oak tree.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry Huddle knew Sion Bostick. He knew many of the men he painted in this scene and discussed the event with them. He had previously painted portraits of several. For those he did not personally know, he worked from early photographs to produce correct likenesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scene includes Deaf Smith (Houston's trusted scout), Surgeon general Alexander Ewing tending to the general's shattered ankle, Thomas Rusk, Ned Burleson, future President Mirabeau B. Lamar, Ben McCullough, and even the Twin Sisters cannons at far right. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuddle completed \u003cem\u003eThe Surrender of Santa Anna\u003c\/em\u003e in 1886. The State of Texas purchased it in 1891\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto hang in the new granite capitol. It hangs in the South Foyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a pivotal moment in Texas history. Imagine what might have happened if Santa Anna had made it back to the remainder of his army at Fort Bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur museum quality reproduction is 24 by 16 inches and is limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. 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When the Texas Veterans Association met in 1891, the surviving San Jacinto veterans gave the painting their endorsement, writing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"We the undersigned participants in the Battle of San Jacinto having (viewed) McArdle's painting of said battle do hereby certify to its absolute historical truth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you see is the most important depiction of the battle from the century in which it was fought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMcArdle painted\u003c\/strong\u003e the battle as many vignettes viewed from the southeast. There's Sam Houston, horse shot from under him, with sword raised urging the men forward. Henry Karnes attempting to seize the Mexican flag as Deaf Smith rides ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe more you study it, the more you discover:  Lamar, Rusk, Menchaca, Sylvester, Burleson, Sherman, and more. 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This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Henry Arthur McArdle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43588559732957,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/the-battle-of-san-jacinto-limited-edition-small-version-473188.png?v=1731650477"},{"product_id":"texas-revolution-limited-edition-three-print-set","title":"Texas Revolution - Three Art Print Set - Limited Editions","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexas Revolution - Three Print Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's something lots\u003c\/strong\u003e of people have asked for. Smaller versions of our Texas Revolution prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eEach has the same level of detail as our large three-foot versions, but measures 24 by 16 inches instead. 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It was painted in 1905 by Henry Arthur McArdle to replace his earlier painting of the same title that was destroyed when the earlier capitol building burned in 1881.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcArdle shows you the apex of the carnage and confusion of battle. He wanted \u003cem\u003eDawn at the Alamo\u003c\/em\u003e to venerate the bravery of the Defenders and inspire Texas patriotism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMcArdle was aided in his\u003c\/strong\u003e efforts by \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReuben Marmaduke Potter,\u003c\/span\u003e the first Alamo historian. Potter, a long-time army quartermaster, made it his job to learn every knowable detail of the battle and was dedicated to seeing it properly commemorated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe advised the artist on the uniforms and weapons of both sides, as well as how the Alamo compound looked at the time of the battle. He thought it was essential to depict the hellscape the Alamo Defenders found themselves in. As he told McArdle, \"It should be like looking into a volcano.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat McArdle painted is\u003c\/strong\u003e not a single moment in time, as it shows things that happened many minutes apart: by all accounts, Travis fell at the opening of the battle and Crockett, no matter which version of his death you believe, at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBowie is shown rising from his cot, knife ready to gut the foe. Major Evans, torch in hand, attempts to blow up the powder magazine. Susanna Dickinson holding the Babe of the Alamo, can't bare to look at what's happening. Joe, Travis' slave, watches it all in horror.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd it would be a horror\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003estill\u003c\/strong\u003e if we did not know what came after, that the Alamo Defenders would be avenged at San Jacinto and Texas would be a republic. In a way, Henry McArdle painted the birth of the the Texan identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePrint 2: The Battle of San Jacinto\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry McArdle's painting\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Alamo's fall is one of the most famous artistic depictions of Texas history, but his other great Texas Revolution painting,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battle of San Jacinto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis not nearly as well known. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's a shame. The full title is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battle of San Jacinto - Retributive Justice and the Triumph of Texas' Independence.\u003c\/em\u003e and, just like his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDawn at the Alamo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epainting, it hangs in the senate chamber at the capitol. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extended title is apt\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e as that's exactly what it shows: retribution for invasion, for the Alamo, and for Goliad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMcArdle painted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe battle as many vignettes viewed from the southeast. There's Sam Houston, horse shot from under him, with sword raised urging the men forward. Henry Karnes attempting to seize the Mexican flag as Deaf Smith rides ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe more you study it, the more you discover:  Lamar, Rusk, Menchaca, Sylvester, Burleson, Sherman, and more. And of course, there's Santa Anna, the \"Napoleon of the West\" running for his life. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePrint\u003cspan\u003e 3\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Surrender of Santa Anna\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's April 22, 1836. Yesterday\u003c\/strong\u003e, in just eighteen minutes, the Texas Army defeated Santa Anna's forces on the Field of San Jacinto. But the Mexican general was not among the dead or the captured. Where could he be?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis morning, General Houston sent scouting parties out to round up any soldados who managed to evade capture the previous day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scene includes Deaf Smith (Houston's trusted scout), Surgeon general Alexander Ewing tending to the general's shattered ankle, Thomas Rusk, Ned Burleson, future President Mirabeau B. Lamar, Ben McCullough, and even the Twin Sisters cannons at far right. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuddle completed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Surrender of Santa Anna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1886. The State of Texas purchased it in 1891\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto hang in the new granite capitol. It hangs in the South Foyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a pivotal moment in Texas history. Imagine what might have happened if Santa Anna had made it back to the remainder of his army at Fort Bend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach measures 24 by 16 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is a Limited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThese are high quality fine-art prints.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eThe paper is acid-free and heavyweight with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. 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But he met a girl. You know how that goes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian, born in 1882, took after his father. Julian loved to draw and paint, even while attending military school.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe father saw the son’s potential and sent nineteen-year-old Julian to New York to train under his old mentor, Mr. Chase. But there was only so much New York he could take, and returned to San Antonio in 1909 with his young family.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’ve covered pedigree and training, but what about that third thing: timing?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian Onderdonk was born at precisely the right time. Texas art historian Esse Forrester-O'Brien put it bluntly: \"Art is especially slow where scalping is in style.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe frontier had been pushed well west of San Antonio by the time Papa Onderdonk hit town. That’s a good thing, because people looking nervously over their shoulders don’t make good subjects for portraits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHad Julian been born any earlier, it would not have been safe enough in Texas to encourage a young man’s artistic temperament. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was also born at exactly the right time to catch the fever for color and light the Impressionists in France were spreading. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the Impressionists, the style in landscapes had been somber scenes for contemplation. Here was something bold, alive and full of light. Even old William Merritt Chase had adopted the new style. It’s what he taught to young Julian on excursions to the countryside where he revealed the secrets of painting \u003cem\u003een plein air\u003c\/em\u003e (in the open air).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was exactly the kind of work Julian wanted to do. He wrote home, \"I long to get out in the open air with my palette in one hand and my brush in the other and be able to smear paint over the whole landscape.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg data-bit=\"iit\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" width=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/3_SrJhOMFt2ESGRUuyydboUkTux1N2oUyLkfq3vxqkbKxtxC4C_bbUPYQWbbwqKmYXoQ7pQQBabCdO6Gv0wh15UJ5dqSSFJ2DUdQBa3ymZKVjTuUL1-N7zQxXf69VgdJKsazBRnuOg3RWPcn30h3LfvqeLDcOn_ebQnYiWq-ym03Y6yaXEirhmnUlm54B0-D8FBF_3SX0x7xRNaTxT82NAUsciz5tNk=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+at+easel.png?a=4775296\u0026amp;b=1692732964\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003eJulian Onderdonk at his easel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Spring 1909, back home in Texas, Julian took brush in hand to capture nature’s yearly symphony in blue and no painter had before. When these new Texas scenes were exhibited, the public was enthralled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexas art lovers clambered to get ahold of an Onderdonk canvas. To this day his bluebonnet landscapes are the most valuable works of their kind, with some examples topping a half million dollars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt makes you wonder wonder how his work might have changed over time. We'll never know. Julian Onderdonk painted Texas bluebonnets for just thirteen springs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn October of 1922 Julian suffered a an intestinal obstruction and sought medical help too late. He was just forty years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg data-bit=\"iit\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/k7GSqlIhFL7nr06qbIWYQ9lLV57vD2oNHShN5EG0hrhAUczsffxCnGpcOHZmhMvsJSvJRsueshAI7E3ntPrIMVHOaVyObj0M1OhlTU2CbdZ0jgi4IVdWpwZlf7MXWSIH4tMLGX6zDktxc3XYcUFqJVvmGg_nL4qzx-mFvG4NmwV3UzClTMS_v8FP7DtxQDjBSrGjX0tnmTVdFYMHjwCtrLHp_g=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+dies.png?a=4775603\u0026amp;b=1692745226\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the decades that followed, Julian Onderdonk became something of a mythical figure in San Antonio. His paintings were reproduced on Christmas cards and small prints were sold to tourists at the old Joske's department store a stone's throw from the Alamo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur museum quality reproduction \u003cem\u003eTexas in Spring\u003c\/em\u003e is 24 by 15 inches and is limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. Each one is hand-numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 15 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Julian Onderdonk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44030301208797,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/texas-in-spring-by-julian-onderdonk-limited-edition-963732.png?v=1731650461"},{"product_id":"texas-panorama-by-julian-onderdonk-limited-edition","title":"Bluebonnet Panorama by Julian Onderdonk - Limited Edition","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eBluebonnet Panorama\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian Onderdonk was not the first artist to paint our state flower, but pedigree, training, and timing combined to make him the acknowledged king of bluebonnet painters.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis father, Robert Onderdonk, a Marylander, set up his easel in San Antonio in 1878 after training at the National Gallery of Design.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe only planned to stay in the Alamo City long enough to earn the funds to book passage to Europe. But he met a girl. You know how that goes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou probably know the elder Onderdonk for his painting of Crockett’s last stand, known as \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of the Alamo.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian, born in 1882, was the first child of Robert and Emily Onderdonk and he took after his father. Julian loved to draw and paint, even while attending military school.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe father saw the son’s potential and sent nineteen-year-old Julian to New York to train under his old mentor, Mr. Chase. But there was only so much New York he could take, and returned to San Antonio in 1909 with his young family.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’ve covered pedigree and training, but what about that third thing: timing?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian Onderdonk was born at precisely the right time. Texas art historian Esse Forrester-O'Brien put it bluntly: \"Art is especially slow where scalping is in style.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe frontier had been pushed well west of San Antonio by the time Papa Onderdonk hit town. That’s a good thing, because people looking nervously over their shoulders don’t make good subjects for portraits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHad Julian been born any earlier, it would not have been safe enough in Texas to encourage a young man’s artistic temperament. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was also born at exactly the right time to catch the fever for color and light that Monet, Renoir, Cezanne and the other Impressionists in France were spreading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne old critic compared the style to “wallpaper in its embryonic state.” Fortunately, what art critics think doesn’t matter when regular people fall in love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the Impressionists, the style in landscapes had been somber scenes for contemplation. Here was something bold, alive and full of light. Even old William Merritt Chase had adopted the new style. It’s what he taught to young Julian on excursions to the countryside where he revealed the secrets of painting \u003cem\u003een plein air\u003c\/em\u003e (in the open air).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was exactly the kind of work Julian wanted to do. He wrote home, \"I long to get out in the open air with my palette in one hand and my brush in the other and be able to smear paint over the whole landscape.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/3_SrJhOMFt2ESGRUuyydboUkTux1N2oUyLkfq3vxqkbKxtxC4C_bbUPYQWbbwqKmYXoQ7pQQBabCdO6Gv0wh15UJ5dqSSFJ2DUdQBa3ymZKVjTuUL1-N7zQxXf69VgdJKsazBRnuOg3RWPcn30h3LfvqeLDcOn_ebQnYiWq-ym03Y6yaXEirhmnUlm54B0-D8FBF_3SX0x7xRNaTxT82NAUsciz5tNk=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+at+easel.png?a=4775296\u0026amp;b=1692732964\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"336\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" data-bit=\"iit\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/3_SrJhOMFt2ESGRUuyydboUkTux1N2oUyLkfq3vxqkbKxtxC4C_bbUPYQWbbwqKmYXoQ7pQQBabCdO6Gv0wh15UJ5dqSSFJ2DUdQBa3ymZKVjTuUL1-N7zQxXf69VgdJKsazBRnuOg3RWPcn30h3LfvqeLDcOn_ebQnYiWq-ym03Y6yaXEirhmnUlm54B0-D8FBF_3SX0x7xRNaTxT82NAUsciz5tNk=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+at+easel.png?a=4775296\u0026amp;b=1692732964\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003eJulian Onderdonk at his easel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Spring 1909, back home in Texas, Julian took brush in hand to capture nature’s yearly symphony in blue and no painter had before. When these new Texas scenes were exhibited, the public was enthralled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexas art lovers clambered to get ahold of an Onderdonk canvas. To this day his bluebonnet landscapes are the most valuable works of their kind, with some examples topping a half million dollars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/2DIyA-s3PHQFrwkuuliQols8XC_f63LL4DAAMiJ5CWBMQ5Ay7cXGV15VurDckn5aGGksTmZr9vedrgMRlTRq_ubWAqEU37O7exaeX3_3JCC3eGZNcO-q9x9icV2VfDgxK6G4661GxWgo57wdBi59AaHshYDr84T_Dm4HvPcx5_QL-prsRqXrHTbcyZSGxYTwObq3Vj-UTIxApcd6DlbjaFiywW_oTP8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+panorama.png?a=4775609\u0026amp;b=1692745760\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" data-bit=\"iit\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/2DIyA-s3PHQFrwkuuliQols8XC_f63LL4DAAMiJ5CWBMQ5Ay7cXGV15VurDckn5aGGksTmZr9vedrgMRlTRq_ubWAqEU37O7exaeX3_3JCC3eGZNcO-q9x9icV2VfDgxK6G4661GxWgo57wdBi59AaHshYDr84T_Dm4HvPcx5_QL-prsRqXrHTbcyZSGxYTwObq3Vj-UTIxApcd6DlbjaFiywW_oTP8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+panorama.png?a=4775609\u0026amp;b=1692745760\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt makes you wonder wonder how his work might have changed over time. We'll never know. Julian Onderdonk painted Texas bluebonnets for just thirteen springs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn October of 1922 Julian suffered a an intestinal obstruction and sought medical help too late. He was just forty years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/k7GSqlIhFL7nr06qbIWYQ9lLV57vD2oNHShN5EG0hrhAUczsffxCnGpcOHZmhMvsJSvJRsueshAI7E3ntPrIMVHOaVyObj0M1OhlTU2CbdZ0jgi4IVdWpwZlf7MXWSIH4tMLGX6zDktxc3XYcUFqJVvmGg_nL4qzx-mFvG4NmwV3UzClTMS_v8FP7DtxQDjBSrGjX0tnmTVdFYMHjwCtrLHp_g=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+dies.png?a=4775603\u0026amp;b=1692745226\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" data-bit=\"iit\" data-mce-tabindex=\"0\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/k7GSqlIhFL7nr06qbIWYQ9lLV57vD2oNHShN5EG0hrhAUczsffxCnGpcOHZmhMvsJSvJRsueshAI7E3ntPrIMVHOaVyObj0M1OhlTU2CbdZ0jgi4IVdWpwZlf7MXWSIH4tMLGX6zDktxc3XYcUFqJVvmGg_nL4qzx-mFvG4NmwV3UzClTMS_v8FP7DtxQDjBSrGjX0tnmTVdFYMHjwCtrLHp_g=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+dies.png?a=4775603\u0026amp;b=1692745226\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the decades that followed, Julian Onderdonk became something of a mythical figure in San Antonio. His paintings were reproduced on Christmas cards and small prints were sold to tourists at the old Joske's department store a stone's throw from the Alamo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur museum quality reproduction \u003cem\u003eTexas Panorama\u003c\/em\u003e is 24 by 15 inches and is limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. Each one is hand-numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 15 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"by Julian Onderdonk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44030306386141,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/bluebonnet-panorama-by-julian-onderdonk-limited-edition-303579.png?v=1731650385"},{"product_id":"julian-onderdonk-bluebonnets-two-print-set-limited-edition","title":"Julian Onderdonk Bluebonnets - Two Print Set - Limited Edition","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eTexas in Spring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(120, 63, 4); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e+ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eBluebonnet Panorama\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian Onderdonk was not the first artist to paint our state flower, but pedigree, training, and timing combined to make him the acknowledged king of bluebonnet painters.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis father, Robert Onderdonk, a Marylander, set up his easel in San Antonio in 1878 after training at the National Gallery of Design under the great William Merritt Chase.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe only planned to stay in the Alamo City long enough to earn the funds to book passage to Europe. But he met a girl. You know how that goes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian, born in 1882, Julian loved to draw and paint, even while attending military school.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe father saw the son’s potential and sent nineteen-year-old Julian to New York to train under his old mentor, Mr. Chase. But there was only so much New York he could take, and returned to San Antonio in 1909 with his young family.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’ve covered pedigree and training, but what about that third thing: timing?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian Onderdonk was born at precisely the right time. Texas art historian Esse Forrester-O'Brien put it bluntly: \"Art is especially slow where scalping is in style.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe frontier had been pushed well west of San Antonio by the time Papa Onderdonk hit town. That’s a good thing, because people looking nervously over their shoulders don’t make good subjects for portraits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHad Julian been born any earlier, it would not have been safe enough in Texas to encourage a young man’s artistic temperament. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was also born at exactly the right time to catch the fever for color and light that Monet, Renoir, Cezanne and the other Impressionists in France were spreading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne old critic compared the style to “wallpaper in its embryonic state.” Fortunately, what art critics think doesn’t matter when regular people fall in love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the Impressionists, the style in landscapes had been somber scenes for contemplation. Here was something bold, alive and full of light. Even old William Merritt Chase had adopted the new style. It’s what he taught to young Julian on excursions to the countryside where he revealed the secrets of painting \u003cem\u003een plein air\u003c\/em\u003e (in the open air).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was exactly the kind of work Julian wanted to do. He wrote home, \"I long to get out in the open air with my palette in one hand and my brush in the other and be able to smear paint over the whole landscape.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg data-bit=\"iit\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" width=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/3_SrJhOMFt2ESGRUuyydboUkTux1N2oUyLkfq3vxqkbKxtxC4C_bbUPYQWbbwqKmYXoQ7pQQBabCdO6Gv0wh15UJ5dqSSFJ2DUdQBa3ymZKVjTuUL1-N7zQxXf69VgdJKsazBRnuOg3RWPcn30h3LfvqeLDcOn_ebQnYiWq-ym03Y6yaXEirhmnUlm54B0-D8FBF_3SX0x7xRNaTxT82NAUsciz5tNk=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+at+easel.png?a=4775296\u0026amp;b=1692732964\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003eJulian Onderdonk at his easel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Spring 1909, back home in Texas, Julian took brush in hand to capture nature’s yearly symphony in blue and no painter had before. When these new Texas scenes were exhibited, the public was enthralled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexas art lovers clambered to get ahold of an Onderdonk canvas. To this day his bluebonnet landscapes are the most valuable works of their kind, with some examples topping a half million dollars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg data-bit=\"iit\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/2DIyA-s3PHQFrwkuuliQols8XC_f63LL4DAAMiJ5CWBMQ5Ay7cXGV15VurDckn5aGGksTmZr9vedrgMRlTRq_ubWAqEU37O7exaeX3_3JCC3eGZNcO-q9x9icV2VfDgxK6G4661GxWgo57wdBi59AaHshYDr84T_Dm4HvPcx5_QL-prsRqXrHTbcyZSGxYTwObq3Vj-UTIxApcd6DlbjaFiywW_oTP8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+panorama.png?a=4775609\u0026amp;b=1692745760\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt makes you wonder wonder how his work might have changed over time. We'll never know. Julian Onderdonk painted Texas bluebonnets for just thirteen springs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn October of 1922 Julian suffered a an intestinal obstruction and sought medical help too late. He was just forty years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg data-bit=\"iit\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/k7GSqlIhFL7nr06qbIWYQ9lLV57vD2oNHShN5EG0hrhAUczsffxCnGpcOHZmhMvsJSvJRsueshAI7E3ntPrIMVHOaVyObj0M1OhlTU2CbdZ0jgi4IVdWpwZlf7MXWSIH4tMLGX6zDktxc3XYcUFqJVvmGg_nL4qzx-mFvG4NmwV3UzClTMS_v8FP7DtxQDjBSrGjX0tnmTVdFYMHjwCtrLHp_g=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Onderdonk+dies.png?a=4775603\u0026amp;b=1692745226\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the decades that followed, Julian Onderdonk became something of a mythical figure in San Antonio. His paintings were reproduced on Christmas cards and small prints were sold to tourists at the old Joske's department store a stone's throw from the Alamo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEach of these museum quality reproductions is 24 by 15 inches and limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. Each one is hand-numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeach is 24 by 15 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your prints in direct sun and they will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day they ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and give a set to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Julian Onderdonk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44030314315997,"sku":null,"price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/julian-onderdonk-bluebonnets-two-print-set-limited-edition-516971.png?v=1731650428"},{"product_id":"frank-reaugh-texas-cattle-drives-two-print-set-limited-edition","title":"Frank Reaugh - Texas Cattle Drives - Two Print Set - Limited Edition","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eDriving the Herd \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eScene on the Brazos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere was only one\u003c\/strong\u003e artist who painted Texas trail drives during their heyday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis name was Frank Reaugh (pronounced “Ray”, 1860-1945) and his contemporaries called him the “Dean of Texas Painters.”\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1880s Frank Reaugh began sketching Texas longhorns as they were before imported cattle were brought in to “improve” them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"image_block block-3\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Drving+3.png?a=4831381\u0026amp;b=1697092030\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Drving+3.png?a=4831381\u0026amp;b=1697092030\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-4\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the early 1890s, Reaugh began using a camera to capture scenes so that no detail would escape his memory or his brush while he was at the easel. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe loved to paint outdoors\u003c\/strong\u003e along our Texas rivers: the Brazos, the Red, the Concho. He saw how things were changing and was in a hurry to capture as much of the Texas range as he could before it was fenced-in, overgrazed, and plowed under.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"image_block block-5\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Frank+Reaugh.jpg?a=4831382\u0026amp;b=1697092058\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Frank+Reaugh.jpg?a=4831382\u0026amp;b=1697092058\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-6\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFrank Reaugh in His Studio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne writer told how\u003c\/strong\u003e Reaugh was able to become so familiar with longhorn cattle, their moods, attitudes, expressions:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The lands surrounding his early prairie home in north Texas were filled with big, active, long-horned steers brought up from the stock ranches of south Texas to fatten. Many of them had never seen a man on foot before. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaturally, they were interested in anything unusual taking place. This curiosity greatly helped Reaugh to study them, for when he would go on the prairie to paint, all the cattle in sight would come to investigate on the run to within 50 or 75 feet of him, suddenly stopping to gaze in wonder. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt any movement they would all stampede away to one side, circling around and coming again to view from another angle.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"image_block block-7\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/copanobaypress-gallery.com\/collections\/all-maps\/products\/de-cordovas-map-of-texas-1849\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/copanobaypress-gallery.com\/collections\/all-maps\/products\/de-cordovas-map-of-texas-1849\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/reaugh-635x484.jpg?a=4831388\u0026amp;b=1697093224\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/reaugh-635x484.jpg?a=4831388\u0026amp;b=1697093224\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-8\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn His Natural Habitat\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo artist was more\u003c\/strong\u003e in love with the land and he put it into words as beautifully as he did into paint.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I like to be where the skies are unstained by dust and smoke, where the trees are untrimmed and where the wild flowers grow. I like the brilliant sunlight, and the far distance. I like the opalescent color of the plains. It is the beauty of the great Southwest as God has made it that I love to paint.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"image_block block-9\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Brazos+2.png?a=4831387\u0026amp;b=1697092811\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Brazos+2.png?a=4831387\u0026amp;b=1697092811\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-10\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe've chosen two works\u003c\/strong\u003e by Frank Reaugh for our Texas Masterpieces series of limited edition prints.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are \u003cem\u003eDriving the Herd\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eScene on the Brazos\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn article about Frank Reaugh once reported:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Before catching just the attitude he wished in these creatures of the plains, the artist made thousands of sketches and [his painting] represents 30 years of observation and work.”\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe hope you will\u003c\/strong\u003e agree that these two works illustrate that dedication and that they deserve a place on your wall where your friends and family will admire them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of these museum quality reproductions is 24 by 16 inches and limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. Each one is hand-numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeach is 24 by 16 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThese are high quality fine-art prints.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Frank Reaugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44112765714653,"sku":null,"price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/frank-reaugh-texas-cattle-drives-two-print-set-limited-edition-296784.png?v=1731650413"},{"product_id":"driving-the-herd-by-frank-reaugh-limited-edition","title":"Driving the Herd by Frank Reaugh - Limited Edition Art Print","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eDriving the Herd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere was only one\u003c\/strong\u003e artist who painted Texas trail drives during their heyday.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis name was Frank Reaugh (pronounced “Ray”, 1860-1945) and his contemporaries called him the “Dean of Texas Painters.”\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1880s Frank Reaugh began sketching Texas longhorns as they were before imported cattle were brought in to “improve” them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"image_block block-3\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Drving+3.png?a=4831381\u0026amp;b=1697092030\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-4\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the early 1890s, Reaugh began using a camera to capture scenes so that no detail would escape his memory or his brush while he was at the easel. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe loved to paint outdoors\u003c\/strong\u003e along our Texas rivers: the Brazos, the Red, the Concho. He saw how things were changing and was in a hurry to capture as much of the Texas range as he could before it was fenced-in, overgrazed, and plowed under.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"image_block block-5\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Frank+Reaugh.jpg?a=4831382\u0026amp;b=1697092058\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-6\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFrank Reaugh in His Studio \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne writer told how\u003c\/strong\u003e Reaugh was able to become so familiar with longhorn cattle, their moods, attitudes, expressions:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The lands surrounding his early prairie home in north Texas were filled with big, active, long-horned steers brought up from the stock ranches of south Texas to fatten. Many of them had never seen a man on foot before. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaturally, they were interested in anything unusual taking place. This curiosity greatly helped Reaugh to study them, for when he would go on the prairie to paint, all the cattle in sight would come to investigate on the run to within 50 or 75 feet of him, suddenly stopping to gaze in wonder. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt any movement they would all stampede away to one side, circling around and coming again to view from another angle.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"image_block block-7\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ca tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/copanobaypress-gallery.com\/collections\/all-maps\/products\/de-cordovas-map-of-texas-1849\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/reaugh-635x484.jpg?a=4831388\u0026amp;b=1697093224\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" width=\"500\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-8\" width=\"550\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" height=\"210\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 524px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn His Natural Habitat\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo artist was more\u003c\/strong\u003e in love with the land and he put it into words as beautifully as he did into paint.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I like to be where the skies are unstained by dust and smoke, where the trees are untrimmed and where the wild flowers grow. I like the brilliant sunlight, and the far distance. I like the opalescent color of the plains. It is the beauty of the great Southwest as God has made it that I love to paint.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"text_block block-10\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn article about Frank Reaugh once reported:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Before catching just the attitude he wished in these creatures of the plains, the artist made thousands of sketches and [his painting] represents 30 years of observation and work.”\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe hope you will\u003c\/strong\u003e agree that this work illustrate that dedication and that it deserves a place on your wall where your friends and family will admire it.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur museum quality reproduction \u003cem\u003eDriving the Herd\u003c\/em\u003e is 24 by 16 inches and is limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. Each one is hand-numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 16 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"by Frank Reaugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44112765812957,"sku":null,"price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/driving-the-herd-by-frank-reaugh-limited-edition-art-print-660297.png?v=1731650403"},{"product_id":"scene-on-the-brazos-by-frank-reaugh-limited-edition-art-print","title":"Scene on the Brazos by Frank Reaugh - Limited Edition Art Print","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eScene on the Brazos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"text_block block-2\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere was only one\u003c\/strong\u003e artist who painted Texas trail drives during their heyday.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis name was Frank Reaugh (pronounced “Ray”, 1860-1945) and his contemporaries called him the “Dean of Texas Painters.”\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1880s Frank Reaugh began sketching Texas longhorns as they were before imported cattle were brought in to “improve” them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Brazos+2.png?a=4831387\u0026amp;b=1697092811\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Brazos+2.png?a=4831387\u0026amp;b=1697092811\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"text_block block-4\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the early 1890s, Reaugh began using a camera to capture scenes so that no detail would escape his memory or his brush while he was at the easel. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe loved to paint outdoors\u003c\/strong\u003e along our Texas rivers: the Brazos, the Red, the Concho. He saw how things were changing and was in a hurry to capture as much of the Texas range as he could before it was fenced-in, overgrazed, and plowed under.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"image_block block-5\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\"\u003e\u003cimg width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/Frank+Reaugh.jpg?a=4831382\u0026amp;b=1697092058\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"text_block block-6\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFrank Reaugh in His Studio \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne writer told how\u003c\/strong\u003e Reaugh was able to become so familiar with longhorn cattle, their moods, attitudes, expressions:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The lands surrounding his early prairie home in north Texas were filled with big, active, long-horned steers brought up from the stock ranches of south Texas to fatten. Many of them had never seen a man on foot before. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaturally, they were interested in anything unusual taking place. This curiosity greatly helped Reaugh to study them, for when he would go on the prairie to paint, all the cattle in sight would come to investigate on the run to within 50 or 75 feet of him, suddenly stopping to gaze in wonder. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt any movement they would all stampede away to one side, circling around and coming again to view from another angle.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"image_block block-7\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/copanobaypress-gallery.com\/collections\/all-maps\/products\/de-cordovas-map-of-texas-1849\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/d1a8dioxuajlzs.cloudfront.net\/accounts\/14582\/original\/reaugh-635x484.jpg?a=4831388\u0026amp;b=1697093224\u0026amp;c=aa36617f-fead-4e54-8f47-648c889d7\u0026amp;d=0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"text_block block-8\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn His Natural Habitat\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo artist was more\u003c\/strong\u003e in love with the land and he put it into words as beautifully as he did into paint.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I like to be where the skies are unstained by dust and smoke, where the trees are untrimmed and where the wild flowers grow. I like the brilliant sunlight, and the far distance. I like the opalescent color of the plains. It is the beauty of the great Southwest as God has made it that I love to paint.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"text_block block-10\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"pad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn article about Frank Reaugh once reported:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Before catching just the attitude he wished in these creatures of the plains, the artist made thousands of sketches and [his painting] represents 30 years of observation and work.”\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe hope you will\u003c\/strong\u003e agree that this work illustrate that dedication and that it deserves a place on your wall where your friends and family will admire it.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur museum quality reproduction \u003cem\u003eScene on the Brazos\u003c\/em\u003e is 24 by 16 inches and is limited to 254 copies, one for each county in Texas. Each one is hand-numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 16 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"by Frank Reaugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44112855040221,"sku":null,"price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/scene-on-the-brazos-by-frank-reaugh-limited-edition-art-print-867399.png?v=1731650449"},{"product_id":"civil-war-skirmish-at-corpus-christi-pass-limited-edition-fine-art-print","title":"Civil War Skirmish At Corpus Christi Pass - Limited Edition Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\" mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eThe Civil War On Texas Soil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":3sa\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 18px;\"\u003eWell, sand, really. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 18px;\"\u003eScour any book on the American Civil War and you'll find plenty of Texans who distinguished themselves. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 18px;\"\u003eWhat you won't find is much \u003cem\u003eTexas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003eTexas soil wasn't much touched by the War but Texas water and sand? ...different story. There was the capture of Galveston, the Battle of Corpus Christi, and a whole mess of naval affairs - Aransas Pass, Velasco, San Luis Pass, Port Isabel, Corpus Christi Pass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003eNo depictions of these historic naval affairs exist, with the exception of the latter skirmish. It was the subject of a peculiar 1862 painting by a Confederate Ordnance Sergeant out of Live Oak County - David Reed Gambel. Gambel was a house painter by vocation and a raging alcoholic by avocation, who gave us a rare glimpse of action off the Texas coast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eIf you've fished Packery Channel or visited Whitecap Beach you were, probably unknowingly, visiting the Civil War battle site Gambel captured in his painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eIt depicts Capt. John Ireland (Governor Ireland in about twenty years time) with a band of seven soldiers and three sailors, briskly firing from the dunes of North Padre Island at two boatloads of Union sailors sent by the \u003cem\u003eArthur\u003c\/em\u003e, a U.S. Navy blockading barque. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eAfter suffering two fatalities from Southern rifles, the Feds pulled for Mustang Island, across the pass, returned fire, then retreated on foot to what would become Port Aransas. Ireland and his men took their boats into Corpus Christi as prizes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe original painting is a strange critter, indeed, and our prints stay true to its strangeness.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eGambel - likely intent on selling copies of his painting and wishing to expedite the production of his wares - had the borders and titles printed on what would be his canvas. While at the printer's office, he added a little self-authored rhyme to snub his nose at the Union.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003e(Sensitive folks be forewarned - Gambel used some colorful language and signed his poem \"Adam Phewl.\")\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eHe painted the scene within the bounds of the printed borders, creating a fine Civil War folk art painting inside a lithographic container - the equivalent of dropping a 6.4 Hemi into a Dodge Caravan. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eOnly one copy of his painting is known to exist and it's in a private collection. We are honored to have the exclusive opportunity to offer prints of it to y'all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eIf you're a Civil War buff, this print deserves a spot in your collection. You won't see one again. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eIf you have a friend with a condo down on North Padre or Port Aransas, he needs one for Christmas. He'll enjoy telling his guests the story of the fight at the pass. \"Seven versus twenty-two!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px;\"\u003eWe're printing David Gambel's artwork on heavyweight fine art paper. It's acid free, so your print won't yellow and deteriorate. Edge to edge, it measures 24\" x 18\" so it will fit in a standard size frame. The edition is limited to 254 copies, each hand-numbered. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px; word-break: break-word; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"txt5\" mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 18 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in Corpus Christi on heavyweight fine-art paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eWe print only on acid-free fine art paper, with an elegant lightly textured finish. Our inks are guaranteed colorfast for 80 years, which means you won't need to shell out the extra money for UV glass. Hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Copano Bay Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45760756252893,"sku":null,"price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/civil-war-skirmish-at-corpus-christi-pass-limited-edition-fine-art-print-210747.png?v=1731650394"},{"product_id":"the-black-bean-incident-remington-limited-edition-fine-art-print","title":"The Black Bean Episode - Remington, Limited Edition Fine Art Print + A Cowboy Bonus","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe Black Bean Incident According To Remington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrederic Remington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is known for his depictions of the American West and the people who gave it life. At first, the New Yorker aspired to become one of the archetypal characters he would later render in ink and paint. Perhaps this was because he was restless like so many others who moved out west to reinvent themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAt home, a young Remington had dropped out of college and held several short-lived odd jobs. In Montana and Kansas City, he tried his hand at ranching, saloon-keeping and retail.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn all counts, he failed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack in New York, desperate for a way to keep his home and wife, Remington threw himself into art. He'd dabbled before but now he had to stand on business. By the age of twenty-five, he was being paid to travel the West and draw what he saw. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemington's West was the Old West,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eunfettered by fences and barbed wire. As the Old West he knew faded away, the artist looked southward for inspiration. He traveled to Florida, Texas and Mexico. In 1896, he found himself in San Antonio in conversation with Rip Ford. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat resulted from his conversation with the aged Texas Ranger was a chapter in his 1898 book, \u003cem\u003eCrooked Trails\u003c\/em\u003e, and an unusual painting. It was unusual in that it depicted a scene that Remington didn't himself witness: the Black Bean Episode. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour eye will be drawn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to the haggard Texian, drawing his bean as armed and barefoot guards look on. But look beyond that and you'll find the other prisoners awaiting their turn at the legume roulette table. Some stare ahead stoically, two chat nervously, another sits slumped at the end of the line. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIt's a moody rendition of a dark day in Texas history. Get ready to tell the story of the Mier Expedition and the Black Bean Episode. Visitors will see this and ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE BONUS PRINT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e An 1890 history of San Antonio contains an illustration that I love and thought you might, too. It's a series of cowboy vignettes made to look like a paper collage. My favorite detail is the six-shooter barrel poking through the paper. In the 1890 text, it illustrates excerpts from the memoirs of Mary Maverick, whose surname is synonymous with the open range. I'll include one with your Remington print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 by 12 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn heavyweight fine-art paper\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnique Remington subject matter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited to 254 hand-numbered copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your print in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Copano Bay Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46641947443421,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/the-black-bean-episode-remington-limited-edition-fine-art-print-a-cowboy-bonus-5105495.png?v=1754534230"},{"product_id":"the-san-saba-mission-massacre-1765-limited-edition-fine-art-print","title":"The San Saba Mission Massacre, 1765 - Limited Edition Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Earliest Painting of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lost San Saba Mine, Apaches, Comanches, a beheaded Spanish priest, an art\/drug caper \u003c\/strong\u003e- lore, fact, and propaganda all collide in the earliest Texas history painting.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere there was a mission, there was a presidio built to guard it. Near present-day Menard are the ruins of Presidio San Saba. Once upon a time (and for a very limited time) there was a mission across the river. Spain was keen on the idea of silver deposits in the vicinity and the Franciscans were keen on saving Apache souls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApaches, seeking shelter from their Comanche foes, intermittently checked in at Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba. Two priests and a handful of missionary families were the permanent residents. The Comanches found the presence of the mission and presidio odious. They intended to evict everyone who dwelled there in true Comanche fashion. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn mid-March 1758, one year after Mission San Saba was established, 2,000 Comanche and Tonkawa warriors sacked the place. One priest was beheaded; the other was shot and run through with a lance and impaled on his own walking stick. Six others were killed. The livestock were slaughtered and the holy accoutrements destroyed. Then the whole thing was burned, giving San Saba the distinction of being \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe only mission in Texas to be wholly destroyed by Indians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurvivors fled to the presidio\u003c\/strong\u003e, so there were eyewitnesses who lived to tell the tale. A cousin of one of the slain priests (Father Terreros) commissioned a painting to memorialize the horrific event. The painting would also serve as visual proof to the Spanish crown of the valiant service of the Franciscans in the New World.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat visual proof, attributed to prolific Mexican painter José de Páez and completed around 1765, was an impressive display, indeed. Measuring nearly 7'x10', the mural-size oil painting depicted a complex scene set in the heart of Texas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey say a picture is worth a thousand words and was doubly true before photography. T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eo explain the event via brushstrokes to a king across the ocean, critical points in the scene are labeled and the key was painted across the bottom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe two dying priests\u003c\/strong\u003e loom large and allegorical in the foreground overlooking the chaos: one in prayer though pierced with bullets, the other half-beheaded but clutching a crucifix and Bible. In the distance at top left, the presidio and its garrison are seen. A soldier who was lanced then burned to death is depicted within the walls of the mission. Missionaries fire at the Comanches from the windows of one of the huts. Flames begin to lick the huts at the back of the compound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the painting's bullseye is the imagery intended to drive home the message of the commissioned art piece: the Comanches destroying the banner of the Virgin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mission was never rebuilt but it lived in on the peculiar life of the massive painting. It stayed in the Terreros family for more than two centuries. In the late 1970s, it made its way to an art dealer in Mexico who sold it to another dealer, who sent it to Spain. No export papers were filed. It was shopped around in Europe and the U.S., eventually selling to a New York dealer. Again, sans customs paperwork. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollectors were spooked by it for most of the 1980s precisely because of the lack of a paper trail. Finally, the noted Texana auctioneer, Dorothy Sloan, was approached to find a buyer. She took the matter to the State of Texas, hoping they'd buy it and sort out the export issues. When Mexican officials caught wind of the news that the massive painting had left the country, they contacted U. S. Customs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCustoms initiated a multi-year undercover investigation, trying to sort out how the painting had dodged customs in several countries. They were hot on the trail of a Mexican art\/artifact\/drug ring when Mexico formally demanded the painting's return. Dorothy Sloan, who held onto the painting during the investigation, soon found U. S. Customs officials at her door. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere was drama and a trial. \u003c\/strong\u003eAnd because this is a Texas story, the drama wasn't just between Texas and Mexico. The Tribal Council of the Tonkawas sent a letter to U. S. Customs claiming it as their artifact, stating that it was more important to their cultural heritage than that of Mexico. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the end, Dorothy was paid for her time and legal fees with money seized from the art\/drug ring. As part of the trial agreement, the painting was on display at the Museum of Fine Art in Houston from 1990-92, after which it was escorted by U. S. authorities to Mexico City. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo the best of my knowledge, it has never been reproduced until now. Instead of 7x10 feet, it can hang in your home at a manageable 18x24 inches. I placed an English translation of the Spanish narrative down below and the key in the side margins. You get all the details of the first painting of a Texas scene and no Customs inspectors kicking down your door.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe Physical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24x18\" (fits in a standard size frame)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn early Texas story told in striking imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 hand-numbered copies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Copano Bay Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47624905720029,"sku":null,"price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/the-san-saba-mission-massacre-1765-limited-edition-fine-art-print-9031358.png?v=1773780312"},{"product_id":"edwards-1926-historic-guide-map-of-san-antonio-limited-edition-fine-art-print","title":"Edwards' 1926 Historic Guide Map of San Antonio - Limited Edition Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSAN ANTONIO, A CENTURY AGO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Alamo City's history, at risk in 1926, \u003c\/strong\u003eis depicted with an Old World artistic flair in his pictorial map by San Antonio artist Emily Edwards.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmily, with Rena Maverick Green, founded the San Antonio Conservation Society in the early 1920s to preserve the Missions and other historic structures, and to prevent the draining and paving over of the river's Great Bend. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmily had studied drawing with Pompeo Coppini and taught art at Brackenridge High School. Both would factor in the future of San Antonio's riverbend. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiss Edwards set her hand to work on this map in 1925. It was ready in 1926 and sold to raise funds for the Society. The same year, the group purchased the granary doors from Mission San Jose to prevent their sale to tourists. The Society staged a puppet show for the City Commissioners to agitate for the preservation of the riverbend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe problem with rivers is that they flood. \u003c\/strong\u003eDiverting the river and paving over the bend seemed the most plausible solution. Miss Edwards and the Society kept the riverbend from this fate until a more tempting solution appeared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1924, a former art student of Miss Edwards' graduated from U.T.'s school of architecture. Five years later, he approached his former teacher with a plan that would not only make downtown safe from flooding but would also put the riverbanks to good use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Shops of Romula and Aragon,\" would turn the riverbend into a dreamy sunken garden and hub of commerce. Romula would be nestled within the bend. Narrow cobblestone paths would take visitors to Aragon, beyond the bend. The finest shops, clubs, and eateries would be located in this enclave modeled on Old World cities. Gondolas would move visitors to and fro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHugman took his plan to the Conservation Society who, in turn, worked their magic on city officials. They succeeded in arranging a meeting. Although local politics and the Great Depression intervened, Romula \u0026amp; Aragon eventually came to pass under a simplified moniker: the San Antonio River Walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmily and her talents set those wheels in motion. Next time you're at the River Walk, imagine it paved over and thank Miss Edwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopies of her original map are rare, fetching between $7k to $10 today. I thought it was too gorgeous and bursting with detail not to be admired by more Texan eyes.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe Physical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18x24\" (fits in a standard size frame)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn early Texas story told in striking imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 hand-numbered copies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted with love in Texas on archival heavyweight fine art paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Copano Bay Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47789307003101,"sku":null,"price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/edwards-1926-historic-guide-map-of-san-antonio-limited-edition-fine-art-print-5098550.png?v=1776266791"},{"product_id":"onderdonk-bluebonnets-cactus-bouquet-two-print-set-limited-editions","title":"Onderdonk Bluebonnets \u0026 Cactus Bouquet - Two Limited Edition Prints","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eTexas Mother's Day Special:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eSpring Morning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(120, 63, 4); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e+ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eCactus In Bloom\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian Onderdonk was not the first artist to paint our state flower, but pedigree, training, and timing combined to make him the acknowledged king of bluebonnet painters.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBefore he took a shine to our seas of blue, he loved to paint the gaily colored blooms of the prickly pear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith this special Texas Mother's Day Bouquet, you get both: bluebonnets in Spring Morning (1913) and Cactus in Bloom (1915). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey're a standard size (24\"x18\"), so you can pick up frames locally. No need to fuss over custom matting and framing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEach is museum quality reproduction of a legacy Texas art treasure and limited to 254 copies. Each one is hand-numbered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeach is 24 by 18 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum Quality Reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted with love in the Heart of Texas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThese are high quality fine-art prints. \u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eThe paper is acid free watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your prints in direct sun and they will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day they ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and give a set to a friend. 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