The Leahy brothers, Harry, and his younger brother Willie, were typical young cowboys in 1908 Texas, maybe a little brash and occasionally struck by a wild streak. Their family, with a long linage in Texas, were highly respected residents of Mathis and for many generations owned a ranch in San Patricio County. On one occasion,
Browsing: Deep in the Art
A quick stroll around downtown Elgin will reveal several artistic gems that mirror the diverse and rich history of the town itself – including a variety of ghost signs. Also known as fading ads or brick ads, ghost signs are the old and usually fading advertisement painted on what are or were exterior walls. Vibrant
Mike Capron is a well-known Texas cowboy artist and a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran. Capron says he has always been fascinated with riding, roping and painting. After graduating from high school, he eventually landed his first “real” cowboy job working on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation. Then in 1965, Capron enlisted in the
Chipping away at a stucco-covered wall is no fun, but it’s worth the work if a gem of a discovery…
Driving into downtown Odessa one sees a bright white object rising from the flat landscape of the Permian Basin, incongruous…
It’s a stretch, but if one thinks about the first watercolor paintings in Texas, one may consider it to be…
Today, the Old Jail Art Center in Albany is known for names like Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Amedeo Modigliani, Grant…
Billy the Kid was one of several aliases, but he was born Henry McCarty in1859. McCarty’s trouble with the law started…
When you step onto the grounds of Fort McKavett, you are met with a sense of nostalgia. You can almost…
“There’s a hundred years of history,And a hundred before thatAll gathered in the thinkin’Goin’ on beneath his hat.And back behind…
