March 9, 2020

Horton Foote

Publication date March 9, 2020
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Special Collections
Categories: Manuscripts

This week we remember Horton Foote’s birthday on March 14, 1916. Foote was a Texas playwright and screenwriter, whose award-winning work includes the play A Young Man in Atlanta, and the films To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies. He is also known for his play and film, The Trip to Bountiful, which has been…Continue Reading Horton Foote

Octavio Medellin and the St. Bernard Church of Clairvaux mural project

Publication date March 9, 2020
Categories: Digital Collections, Hamon Arts Library, Special Collections
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“The art of this church has been the largest and most important commission given to me in the 30 years that I have been pioneering art in Texas.” On December 7, 1958, the Dallas Morning News published the above quote by Octavio Medellin in reference to his commission at the Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic…Continue Reading Octavio Medellin and the St. Bernard Church of Clairvaux mural project