Advocating Art: The Texas Fine Arts Association, 1911-1943

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Thesis discussing the early history of The Texas Fine Arts Association, from its 1911 formation in renowned sculptor Elisabet Ney's Austin studio (called Formosa) through the 1943 gift by Clara Driscoll of her Austin estate Laguna Gloria for a state art gallery. Topics covered include TFAA's formation, mission, financial challenges, and statewide art advocacy efforts and programs, including art exhibitions at the Ney Museum, its touring annual Texas Circuit art exhibitions, and the high school Interscholastic League annual art contests which it conducted.

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vii, 204 p. ; 28 cm.

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Prohaska, Edward Eugene May 1993.

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Thesis discussing the early history of The Texas Fine Arts Association, from its 1911 formation in renowned sculptor Elisabet Ney's Austin studio (called Formosa) through the 1943 gift by Clara Driscoll of her Austin estate Laguna Gloria for a state art gallery. Topics covered include TFAA's formation, mission, financial challenges, and statewide art advocacy efforts and programs, including art exhibitions at the Ney Museum, its touring annual Texas Circuit art exhibitions, and the high school Interscholastic League annual art contests which it conducted.

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vii, 204 p. ; 28 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 198-204).

Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Elisabet Ney's Legacy -- Chapter 2: The National Love of Beauty -- Chapter 3: Advocating Art -- Chapter 4: Exhibiting and Collecting Art -- Chapter 5: State Art Gallery -- Epilogue -- Selected Bibliography

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Prohaska, Edward Eugene. Advocating Art: The Texas Fine Arts Association, 1911-1943, thesis, May 1993; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1826987/: accessed December 16, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .

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