Glass Houses 21: Julie and Bruce Webb

by Christina Patoski July 16, 2010
An installation view of a gallery with several large works hanging on the back wall.
Installation view, "Jane Abrams: Fire on the Water," Roswell Museum.
Jan Abrams, "Fumbling at the Speed of Light," 1983, intaglio, 14.75 x 18 inches. © Jane Abrams
A small relief piece of carved leaves with a small portrait in the center.
Jane Abrams, “Sor Juana,” 1992-3, carved and polychrome jelutong wood with glass and gold leaf, 15 x 12 x 1.75 inches. Photo: Patrick Carr. © Jane Abrams
Lillies stand before a large erupting volcano.
Jane Abrams, “Pacaya,” 1996, oil on linen, 58x52 inches. Photograph by Patrick Carr. © Jane Abrams

Christina Patoski explores the jam-packed world of Julie and Bruce Webb, owners of Webb Gallery, an outsider art wonderland in Waxahachie.

 

Christina Patoski is a journalist and photographer who lives in Fort Worth.  A former NPR reporter, she has been published in Newsweek Magazine, The New York Times, Life Magazine, and USA Today.  Her photographs have been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History.  She received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship grant for her video and performance art which was shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art,the Walker Art Center and the SanFranciscoMuseum of Modern Art.

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rainbird July 19, 2010 - 14:29

adopt dogs. These 2 are very good.

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