Renne Hughes. Untitled. [Cowboys herding longhorn cattle through low, dry brush.]
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 38 works of art, along with one text document related to the artwork.
Beard donated sixteen oil paintings. Texas artists Ulrich W. Fisher, Joseph Lane, Gerald Harvey Jones (G. Harvey), Renne Hughes, and Porfirio Salinas are represented in the collection, as well as paintings by Earl G. Hammock (Arizona), Robert Wesley Amick (Connecticut/Colorado), Oscar Edmund Berninghas (New Mexico/Missouri/Kansas), Ross Stefan (Arizona), Harry Worthman (New York), Leonard Howard Reedy (Illinois), Mike Carroll (unknown), and William Herbert Dunton (Main/New Mexico). Many of the paintings are Texas landscapes and scenes related to the old West.
Beard also selected twenty engravings produced by Star Engraving Company of Houston, Texas. Nine of these engravings were created by artist Bernhardt Wall.
Dates
- early 20th century
Creator
- From the Collection: Beard, Roy J. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Researchers are encouraged to use digital surrogates. In-person research with original artwork(s) must be approved/scheduled by the University Archivist.
Biographical / Historical
RENNE HUGHES (1941-1990, TEXAS)
A portrait and landscape painter and sculptor, Renne Hughes was a native Texan and Western artist by heritage and inclination. He was educated at two universities: the University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Christian University.
He is best known as Official Texas State Artist awarded in 1977. His cover of The Cattleman, The New York Leukemia Poster Child, Cover of Paint Horse Journal and cover of Texas Monthly are just a few of his popular publications.
Source: "Renne Hughes," askART, https://www.askart.com/artist/Renne_Hughes/11000174/Renne_Hughes.aspx (accessed June 20, 2022).
Extent
From the Collection: 39 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
On display at J.C. Kellam building.
Physical Description
Framed oil painting on canvas
Dimensions
24" x 36"
General
Renne Hughes (1941-1990)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Alkek Library Room 580
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
univarchives@txstate.edu
