The Crow Museum of Asian Art debuted a new exhibit with a tie to the State Fair of Texas at its Richardson location at the University of Texas at Dallas.
The overview: "New Deal Texas and the West" displays federally funded art created under New Deal programs, including materials from the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and the construction of key buildings at Fair Park, the site of the State Fair. The exhibit, which will be open until July 18, features about 75 artifacts from the Dallas Museum of Art’s collection and marks the third exhibition partnership between UT Dallas and the museum.
Quote of note: “Many of these [pieces] have never been shown before,” said Tamara Wootton Forsyth, the Marcus-Rose Family deputy director of the Dallas Museum of Art. “Together, these works explore one of the most significant eras of federal support for the arts in American history.”