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Since 1986, the Museum of the Big
Bend at Sul Ross State University has
showcased the very best cowboy gear
and fine Western Art at the longest running event of its kind in the country:
Trappings of Texas.
The opening of Trappings of Texas is
held each year in conjunction with the
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering on the
last weekend of February. The opening
weekend offers visitors an opportunity to
meet the men and women who are the
creators of the gear and art in the museum’s Trappings exhibit and public
auction. These works of art remain on
display at the museum for viewing and
purchase through April.
Trappings of Texas is by invitation
only and new artists and gearmakers
must be juried in by the entire Trappings of Texas Committee, including
Guest Curators of Gear and Art. Guest
Curators of Gear include members of the
Traditional Cowboy Arts Association,
TCAA, Leland Hensley, Wilson Capron
and John Willemsma. Guest Curators of
Art is Cowboy Artists of America, CA,
member, Wayne Baize and Mike Capron
whose fifty years living in the southwest
is reflected in the art that he creates.
Like the originators of the first event,
the goal of Trappings of Texas is to have
a place for some of the most creative and
talented cowboys to display their art.
Trappings of Texas is the only
fundraiser for the Museum of the Big
Bend, and monies earned help to support
not only Trappings of Texas but the
many educational programs and exhibits
at the museum throughout the year.
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Visit the Museum of the Big Bend and
see for yourself the “true West” in all its
forms at Trappings of Texas. For more
information visit www.sulross.edu/museum.
February 22-23, 2013
Call 432.837.8143
1. Teresa Elliott- West Texas Charolais
2. Ernie Marsh - Belt Buckle
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