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  1. Dangerous Curves: A “Sculpted in Steel” Chat with Ken Gross

    Mar 30, 2016 - Ken Gross, a car historian and former director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, lent his expertise to the exhibition Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1929–1940 as guest co-curator.

  2. MFAH Presents the 24th Annual “Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography” Exhibition

    Jan 16, 2019 - .; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.

  3. Mrs. Cameron’s Photographs from the Life

    “I began with no training in the art,” she wrote. Condemned by some contemporaries for sloppy craftsmanship, she purposely avoided the perfect resolution and minute detail that most portrait photographers sought. spiritual content, the quality that separates them from the products of commercial portrait studios of her time and the fulfillment of her aspiration “to ennoble Photography and to secure for it the character and uses of High Art

  4. A Feast for the Eyes! Beautiful Tableware from Bayou Bend & Rienzi

    Nov 19, 2018 - soft-paste porcelain Location: Rienzi In 1776, Empress Catherine the Great of Russia commissioned an 800-piece service, or set of tableware, with a unique, turquoise-blue ground color and decorations inspired by Greek and Roman art

  5. Making Monarchy: The Changing Face of Power

    Oct 18, 2018 - Below is a look at just a few of the remarkable portraits, on view in the exhibition, that illustrate the changing ways British royals have demonstrated their power through art.  

  6. Facility Rentals at Bayou Bend

    82 Meeting/Lecture/Reception; 60 Seated Dinner The Kilroy’s largest room, Bailey features floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors and windows on the south side overlooking a beautiful garden landscape, as well as state-of-the-art

  7. Acquisition Highlights

    Wool, from San Antonio de Bexar, in Texas, to Saltillo, in Mexico, 1849–50 Surprising works of art can be discovered in routine publications of the United States government, and a small U. S.

  8. Director Bonnie Campbell to Retire from Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in September 2023

    Apr 17, 2023 - “Above all, Bonnie has led the charge to broaden the public’s awareness of Bayou Bend and instill her own love of history, of art, and of learning.

  9. Jazz Age Nightlife: “Sculpted in Steel” Meets “Deco Nights”

    Apr 28, 2016 - The selection of decorative arts and costumes in Deco Nights: Evenings in the Jazz Age evokes this rich culture, sharing a visual dialogue with the urban nightlife represented by vehicles on view in Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco

  10. #MeetTheHabsburgs

    Jun 10, 2015 - Europe’s longest-reigning dynasty featured a cast of characters who married well; made love, not war; and collected spectacular works of art for 500 years, from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century.