{"product_id":"story-of-the-rockport-fulton-art-colony","title":"Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony","description":"When \u003ci\u003eCoastal Living Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e listed Rockport, Texas, among its 'Top 10 Artists' Colonies - grouping the Texas community with such destinations as Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and Monhegan Island, Maine - eyebrows lifted in many parts of the country. But for those in the know, Rockport's inclusion represented the logical result of the area's unique land- and seascapes, its welcoming climate, and its tradition of providing a haven for creativity and individuality.\u003cp\u003eThe story begins with well-known portrait photographer Louis de Planque, who lived in Rockport in the late nineteenth century, and includes Annie Fulton Holden, who painted a portrait of the first governor of Texas that hung in the state Capitol until fire destroyed it in 1881. In the many decades since, a host of artists, art educators, and art historians have called the Rockport-Fulton area home, including contemporary and influential artists, instructors, and gallerists such as Herb Booth, Meredith Long, and Simon Michael, teacher of Dalhart Windberg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Rockport-Fulton Art Colony: How a Coastal Texas Town Became an Art Enclave\u003c\/i\u003e, Kay Kronke Betz and Vickie Moon Merchant chronicle how this small Texas town, whose economy was based on fishing, shrimping, and tourism, became a major regional center for the visual arts. Generously illustrated throughout with full-color images of boats, bays, birds, and other hallmarks of this artistically rich community, this book is a visual and narrative treat for art lovers, conservationists, and historians alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas A \u0026 M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57261140246872,"sku":"9781623499488","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781623499488.jpg?v=1778394686","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/story-of-the-rockport-fulton-art-colony","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}