Into the Desert Light: Early El Paso Art (1850-1960)
January 24, 2010 - March 14, 2010 Location: El Paso Museum of Art In honor of the El Paso Museum of Art's 50th anniversary of its founding, it is presenting an exhibition of over 50 artists who worked in this region from 1850-1960. Primarily consisting of landscape paintings of the desert, the exhibition demonstrates the popularity of this subject inspired by the light of the Chihuahuan Desert. Artists in the exhibit include Tom Lea, Fremont Ellis, Jose Cisneros, Peter Hurd, Manuel Acosta, Lewis Teel, Hari Kidd, Jose Aceves, Eugene Thurston, and Berla Emeree.
Hours: Tue-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thu 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m., closed Mon. |
