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A Legacy of Quilts: The Briscoe Center's Joyce Gross Collection

On display at the
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

November 21, 2009 - January 3, 2010
A Legacy of Quilts, on exhibit at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, is the first public exhibition in Austin of the Briscoe Center's Joyce Gross Collection. The exhibit spans more than 100 years of this enduring American art form and features 28 quilts made approximately between 1844 and 1950, as well as antique fabrics. Each of the quilts in this exhibit is an expression of one of America's most beloved artistic traditions; each is a story written with fabric, needle, thread, and loving hands.
Admission to the Texas State History Museum’s exhibits, including A Legacy of Quilts, is $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors/military/college students (with valid ID), $4 for youth ages 5–18, free for ages 4 and under.
For more information, please visit the Bullock online: http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/the_museum/temporary_exhibit.html.
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Hosts Exhibit of
Photographs by Eddie Adams
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Research and Collections Reading Room
Sid Richardson Hall Unit 2
The University of Texas at Austin
On display through January 30, 2010.
Eddie Adams: Selections from the Photographic Archive features 28 photos from the legendary photojournalist's archive, which was donated to the Briscoe Center in September. The exhibit includes "Saigon Execution," the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of General Loan executing a Vietnamese prisoner in 1968. "Saigon Execution" is widely considered to be one of the most influential photographs taken during the Vietnam War.
Adams began his photography career as a high school student in Kensington, Pa. He was a Marine combat photographer during the Korean War, and in 1962, he joined the Associated Press (AP). After 10 years, Adams left the AP for Time magazine and freelance work. In 1976, he rejoined the AP as the first and only photographer to hold the title of special correspondent. From 1980 until his death in 2004, he was a photographer for Parade magazine, which featured more than 350 of his photos on its covers.
The exhibit includes photos from every aspect of Adams's career, including his intimate portraits of such high-profile figures as Ronald Reagan, Fidel Castro, Malcolm X, Clint Eastwood, Bette Davis, Bill Cosby and Jerry Lewis.
Adams was awarded more than 500 photojournalism awards during his lifetime, including the George Polk Award for News Photography in 1968, 1977 and 1978, the Robert Capa Gold Medal in 1977 and numerous awards from such organizations as World Press Photo, the National Press Photographers Association, Sigma Delta Chi and the Overseas Press Club.
Exhibit hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (closed on Saturdays of home football games and on UT holidays). For more information on hours and location, please call (512) 495-4518.