Event
Speedway 1972
November 20, 2022
Artist talk - Palace Theater, Corsicana TX
Booksigning - Storefront, Corsicana, TX
Artist, photographer, author and professor of photography at RISD, Henry Horenstein discusses his latest book Speedway 1972. The historic
Photos by Allison V. Smith
Performance
Carnival of the Beautiful Dresses
April 7, 2022
The French Room at The Adolphus
A performance by pianist Brad Williams marking the 75th Anniversary of the premier of Carnival of the Beautiful Dresses by George Antheil.
Photo by Allison V. Smith
Publication
Carnival of the Beautiful Dresses
A limited edition catalog printed on the 75th anniversary of the premier performance of Carnival of the Beautiful Dresses by George Antheil, a solo piece for piano. The catalog examines the correspondence between Stanley Marcus and George Antheil surrounding the commission and creation of Carnival of the Beautiful Dresses, in 1947.
Essay “Stanley’s Big Little Score” by Rob Brinkley. Photographs by Berenice Abbott (Clark Institute) and Phillip Halsman (Allison V. Smith Photography Collection). Special thanks to the Stanley Marcus Papers, DeGolyer Library and to the George and Boske Antheil Papers, Library of Congress.
Exhibition
An Eye for Elegance
CARRIE MARCUS NEIMAN
December 3, 2021 - January 28, 2022
DeGolyer Library - Southern Methodist University
An Eye for Elegance explores the life and legacy of Carrie Marcus Neiman, a child of German Jewish immigrants who, along with her brother Herbert Marcus and her husband A.L. Neiman, co-founded the iconic luxury specialty store Neiman Marcus in 1907. The exhibition traces Carrie’s life from the founding of “The Store” when she was a young woman, through the Texas boom years of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, to her election as Chairman of the Board in 1951, to her unexpected death in 1953.
This exhibition is made possible in part by Neiman Marcus and the Eugene McDermott Foundation.
Photo by Allison V. Smith
Publication
Carrie Marcus Neiman
Limited edition catalog printed on the occasion of the exhibition An Eye for Elegance: Carrie Marcus Neiman at the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.
Essay Nerves of Steel, Heart of Butter by Jerrie Marcus Smith. Photographs byG. Alan Laison, William Langley, Charles McNally, Tom Hollyman, Nina Been, Painting by Paul Lewis Clemens.
Exhibition
Paul Black - Carol
Barry Whistler Gallery
June 1 - July 27, 2019
In this exhibition photographer Paul Black presents some of his earliest works taken over the first few decades of his marriage to his wife Carol. The collection of photographs and polaroids offer a glimpse into a time and place that is instantly familiar; when relationships are new and a young couple begins to create a life together.
Photos by Paul Black
Publication
CAROL - Selected Polaroids
Carol - Selected Polaroids by Paul Black focuses on the work of photographer Paul Black during the period he worked with Polaroid and its creator Dr. Edwin Land. The catalog includes color reproductions as well as an essay Carol Everlasting by David Searcy.
Community
Photos for Meals
May 1 - 10, 2020
An auction of prints by 30 photographers in support of VNA Meals on Wheels COVID-19 Response Fund. Special thanks to the photographers who contributed works and to the supporters who purchased prints. Together we were able to raise $28,000 that will help ensure that local communities will have what they need to continue to deliver a vital lifeline to our most vulnerable at-risk neighbors.
Photos l - r by Earlie Hudnall, Damon Winter and O. Rufus Lovett
Exhibition
Meals on Wheels
Photographique Dallas
April 4, 2017
For years photographer Guy Reynolds documented his weekly Meals on Wheels delivery route. His photographs celebrate the individuals he met along his route, the neighborhoods he drove through, and the special bonds that take hold when we help others.
Photos by Guy Reynolds © Guy Reynolds Estate