Contemporary American Marine Art: 15th Annual Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists
Art Museum of Southeast Texas
April 20 through June 17, 2012
East Texas
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From Russia: Fechin and Gaspard in the Southwest
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Contemporary American Marine Art: 15th Annual Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists
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111 paintings and nine three-dimensional works by national and international contemporary marine artists. Southeast Texas has a unique connection to marine life because of its close proximity to various bodies of water.
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