Artists -- Texas
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 219 Collections and/or Records:
Item 088 “Jake, you know that ranch fifty miles west of here you wanted to look at _ _ wul git to lookin’ this is it goin’ by!” Framed
Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1956 - 1995
Item 089 “Mr. Bookkeeper, I started out forty years ago workin’ fer $1 a day, now yore showin’ me my profit for the year and I’m still workin’ fer $1 a day!” [rancher with no hat] Framed
Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1956 - 1995
Item 090 “Mr. Bookkeeper, I started out forty years ago workin’ fer $1 a day, now yore showin’ me my profit for the year and I’m still workin’ fer $1 a day!” [rancher with hat] Framed
Item — Frame Annex B 6-B-2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1956 - 1995
“It’s a ‘git well’ card from yore banker. It sez, git well or else!”
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1956-1990, undated
“Jake, come look thru these, my deer looks a lot bigger!”
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1956-1990, undated
Jerry Lackey (San Angelo Standard Times), Tumble Weed Smith (radio personality) Photographer: Enochs
Item — Box 1
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1979, undated
John Erickson (author, Hank the Cowdog) and Ace Reid
Item — Box 1
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1979, undated
Ladybird Johnson holding Cowpokes; Ace Reid holding A White House Diary, Keller’s Studio, Fredericksburg, TX
Item — Box 1, Folder: 1
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1965-1968, undated
Letter from Stephen Nagy to Bob Wade, April 12, 1990
Item — Folder SMC 0009
Collection Overview
From the Collection:
Small Manuscript Collections consists of material acquired by the Wittliff either through gift or purchase that are not part of larger collections. They are often indiidual items or small groups of items relating to a particular author, musician, photographer, or topic. Types of material include: manuscripts; letters; photographs; ephemera such as pamphlets, brouchures or cataloges; reports; historical documents; and other printed material. Each item or group of items is assigned a unique...
Dates:
April 12, 1990
“Looks to me like that old boy is gonna hafta quit watching them late T.V. shows er get into some other kind of work!”, December 27, 1987
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
December 27, 1987
Loose Foam-mounted Photographs, 1979, undated
Sub-Series
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1979, undated
Maverick Crew: by R.G. Vliet. Annotated “Vliet” in pencil: Woodcut of a group of musicians plus a guitar and a microphone stand; reverse side features an unrelated image of two people
Item — Box 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains posters, woodblocks and woodblock prints all by Barbara Whitehead. The prints include illustrations of works such as The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Clem Maverick by R. G. Vliet and The Grands by Carolyn Osborn. See also the Jan Reid papers, Accession number 92-136 for the bookjacket from Redneck Rock designed by Barbara Whitehead,...
Dates:
circa 1970 - 1992
Maverick Crew: Woodblocks by Barbara Whitehead for R.G. Vliet’s Clem Maverick. Illustrations of a band with a guitar, fiddle, and banjo players; reverse side features oil derricks and a Royal typewriter, circa 1983
Item — Box 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains posters, woodblocks and woodblock prints all by Barbara Whitehead. The prints include illustrations of works such as The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Clem Maverick by R. G. Vliet and The Grands by Carolyn Osborn. See also the Jan Reid papers, Accession number 92-136 for the bookjacket from Redneck Rock designed by Barbara Whitehead,...
Dates:
circa 1983
Montezuma Alley woodcut, undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains posters, woodblocks and woodblock prints all by Barbara Whitehead. The prints include illustrations of works such as The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton, Clem Maverick by R. G. Vliet and The Grands by Carolyn Osborn. See also the Jan Reid papers, Accession number 92-136 for the bookjacket from Redneck Rock designed by Barbara Whitehead,...
Dates:
undated
“My gosh, Zeb, we’re tryin’ to get the cow out! We’re not tryin’ to see what all we can git in here with her!”, February 9, 1964
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
February 9, 1964
“Naw, I don’t git my exercise by joggin’.. I’m always juggin!”
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1956-1990, undated
“Naw they ain’t from some old folks’ home…they’re young folks from Ft. Worth that’s been huntin here fer a week!,” [possibly unpublished], November 23, 1967
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
November 23, 1967
“Nope, my client wuz not drinkin’ when he ran off that bridge, he wuz fixin’ a taco!”, January 21, 1990
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
January 21, 1990
“Now if I work fer $200 a month fer 5000 months, that’s a million dollars. Are you sure you have that much money?”
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1956-1990, undated
“Now it looks like that ole boy got elected by promisin’ to balance the budget and he’s seven payments behind to Sears and Roebuck!”
Item — Box 2
Abstract
From the Series:
An extensive collection of original cowpoke artwork by Asa “Ace” Reid. The bulk of the accession consists of 75 framed pen and ink cartoons, and there are another 35 unframed in box 1. Also framed are 14 original watercolors by Reid, a 6-foot oil painting of Reid, and a banner from Ruidoso Downs. There are several photographs of Ace Reid by himself and with others, as well as photographs of notables such as Governor John Connally, Hank Thompson, and Slim Pickens. Artifacts include Reid’s...
Dates:
1956-1990, undated
University Archives
Room 580, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
UnivArchives@txstate.edu
Room 580, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
UnivArchives@txstate.edu
The Wittliff Collections
7th Floor, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
Wittliff_Ref@txstate.edu
7th Floor, Alkek Library
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas 78666 USA
Wittliff_Ref@txstate.edu