Maurice Heaton Glass Dish

Dan Wingren: "Franciscans --Rome," 1958, Oil on Canvas

In the mid-1950s, Dan Wingren traveled to Europe and sketched images of towns and villages in France and Italy. In 1958, he was appointed director of the San Antonio Art Institute and taught painting at the McNay Art Museum (associated with the San Antonio Art Institute) until May 1961. He taught at Trinity University as a guest lecturer in the Fall semester in 1961. Wingren moved back to Dallas in May 1962 to paint full-time although in the Fall of that year he taught a design class at SMU. In 1963 and 1964, Wingren taught drawing and composition and oil painting at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts School and, in 1965, he began teaching full-time in the art department at SMU; he remained at the University until he retired in 1991. In 1971, Wingren was appointed Professor of Art; from 1969-1971 he served as Associate Chairman of the Division of Fine Arts. During his tenure at SMU, Wingren taught classes in art history (19th and 20th Century), design, drawing, and painting, and also conducted seminars on Contemporary Art topics.

Fred Machetanz Lithograph: "Stalking the Seal," 1962

Machetanz did a similar lithograph in 1977, "The Stalk."

Cone of Apollonius Sculpure

Sterling Silver and Turquoise Earrings

Sherian Honhongva Pendant

Sherian Honhongva

The greatest name in Native American jewelry was Charles Loloma, but the grandmaster died a few years ago, having changed forever the face of Native American art. Working with him in his studio for more than 16 years was his gifted niece -- Sherian Honhongva.

A master jeweler in her own right, Sherian has continued the creative tradition, making jewelry with all the skill and design sense of her famous uncle. Like Charles Loloma, Sherian's jewelry has a sculptural quality.

Gemstones, wonderfully colored corals, and other materials including ironwood, mastodon ivory, and pearls are often merged together into exciting compositions. Unusual combinations of colors and textures are a hallmark of her work.

Lapis 

Coral 

Morenci turquoise

Salmon coral

Sterling silver

Sterling Silver Navajo Thunderbird Cuff, c. 1960s

Marvin D. Mangus: Polar Bear Painting, c. 1962

David Bates: Three Remarqued Book Frontispiece Sketches

Brian Cobble Waterway Pastel

Brian Cobble Pastel Painting of the Las Cruces, New Mexico Organ Mountains and an Acequia, Signed and Framed, 26-inches wide x 11-1/4-inches tall 

This image depicts an "acequia" (an irrigation waterway) reflecting grasses, trees, sky, and clouds with the Organ Mountain range in the background. The image is signed “Cobble” at the lower right. The framed image measures approximately 26-inches wide, 11-1/4-inches tall, and 2-inches deep. The image area measures approximately 22-1/2-inches wide and 8-inches tall.