Allie Victoria Tennant and the Visual Arts in Dallas |
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Author:
| Cummins, Light Townsend |
Series title: | Women in Texas History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-62349-328-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Allie Victoria Tennant is one of a notable group of Texas artists who actively advanced regionalist art in the decades before World War II. She advanced cultural endeavors, including the arts. A true pathfinder, she helped to create and nurture art institutions that still exist today, most especially the Dallas Museum of Art, on whose board of trustees she sat for almost thirty years. Tennant also worked on behalf of other civic institutions, including the public...
More DescriptionAllie Victoria Tennant is one of a notable group of Texas artists who actively advanced regionalist art in the decades before World War II.
She advanced cultural endeavors, including the arts. A true pathfinder, she helped to create and nurture art institutions that still exist today, most especially the Dallas Museum of Art, on whose board of trustees she sat for almost thirty years. Tennant also worked on behalf of other civic institutions, including the public schools, art academies, and the State Fair of Texas, where she helped create the Women's Building.