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Orange Show, 1979, Jeff McKissack, 2402 Munger St., Gulf Freeway. Created single-handedly by a retired postman, the Orange Show is one of the most famous folk art sites in America. Jeff McKissack began building his homage to the orange in 1956, using scrap materials and found objects. In 1979, he declared his "show" finished and opened his private fantasyland to the public.

Texas Art Travel: Houston

By Christina Patoski on September 1, 2011

Ever since the mid-1970s, I’ve traveled to Houston whenever it was time for a good art fix. Back then, there were just a handful of [...]

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Cy Twombly dead at 83

By Bill Davenport on July 5, 2011

America’s first graffiti painter Cy Twombly died in Rome Tuesday at the age of 83. Known for his groundbreaking (or wall breaking) conflation of drawing, [...]

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