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Whatever the changing conceptions of the ephemeral moment,...genuine art is untouched and eternal. For art, that finest expression of man's timeless grouping for lovely form and color, for spirit and beauty, eternally fixed by paint on canvas, is for the ages.
From A Cowman's Comment on Art by J. Evetts Haley |
| Fine western art and exemplary historical artifacts have always played a major role at the Haley Library. J. Evetts Haley believed that realistic and impressionistic western art is a critical part of the historical record and heritage of the Southwestern range. Through an extensive permanent collection, temporary exhibitions, annual art shows, art appreciation seminars and the active involvement of leading western artists, the Haley Library continually furthers the enjoyment of the finest western art. |
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Highlighting the many historical artifacts is an original bronze bell from the Alamo. Cast in 1722, the Alamo Bell once hung in the Alamo Mission of San Antonio de Valero. |
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The Library's permanent collection includes powerful works by Tom Ryan, Wayne Baize, Bob Lougheed, Joe Beeler, Charlie Dye, William Moyers and Glenna Goodacre as well as the irreplaceable collections of Harold Bugbee's drawings and Erwin Smith"s photographs. The dramatic Life size bronze "old Maude" a longhorn cow and calf at the entrance to the Library is a commissioned sculpture by Veryl Goodnight.
The Haley library houses the most extensive collection of large vintage prints 16 X 20 and 11 X 14, among with some 600 negatives.
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Annual art shows have included works by Wayne Baize, Cyrus Afsary, Paul Strisik, Don Crowley, Glenna Goodacre, Fritz White, and many others. |
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