Above:
Sculptor Hollis Williford
is shown working on the clay of his monument "Welcome
Sundown".
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| The
Art of the American West
Hollis
R. Williford (1940-2007): A Retrospective
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| “The
Art of the American West,” a retrospective of
the works of noted artist Hollis
R. Williford, will be exhibited in the Gallery at
MCL Grand Sept. 23 extended through Dec. 17,
2011.
The gallery is located inside the Medical Center of
Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles Street, in
the heart of historic Old Town in Lewisville, TX. Admission
is free. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday,
1-5 p.m. To schedule group visits during other hours,
please call 972.219.8446.
The exhibit will focus on bronze sculpture pieces but
also will include some of Williford’s works in
other media, including pencil, oils, and etchings.
The exhibit opening coincides with the two-day Western
Days festival, an annual event started in 1964 that
celebrates the Western heritage of Lewisville. Festival
activities include live music, Western re-enactments,
and more.
To reach the MCL Grand from Interstate 35E:
Take exit 452 and proceed east on Main Street to Charles
Street. MCL Grand will be on the left. Free public parking
is available along Main and Church streets, or at Lewisville
City Hall across Church Street from the center. Parking
is not allowed in the grass lot across Church Street
from the center.
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Carmel
Clay Public Library Exhibit
55 4th Ave SE
Carmel, IN 46032
317-814-3900
http://www.carmel.lib.in.us/
Library Hours: 1 - 5 pm (Sun), 9
am - 9 pm (M - T), 9 am - 7 pm (Fri), 9
am - 5 pm (Sat)
Memphis
Botanic Gardens Sculpture Display
The sculpture "Sexologist"
by Penelope Jencks is currently
on display at the Memphis Botanic Gardens (Memphis, TN). The garden
also has works by John Sewell
and Walter Matia in their
permanent collection.
Permanent Library Sculpture Displays
The Grapevine Public Library (Grapevine, TX) has the sculpture "Sunday
Afternoon" by Blair
Buswell in their permanent collection.
The John Ed Keeger Saginaw Public Library (Saginaw, TX) has the
sculpture "Readin' Time"
by Bill Bond in their permanent
collection.
The sculpture "The
Alphabet Chair" by Sarah
Peters is part of the permanent collections of the Fort Worth
Museum of Science and History (Fort Worth, TX) and the Tigard Public
Library (Portland, OR).
The sculpture "The
Need to Know" by Hollis
Williford is part of the permanent collections of the Bedford
Public Library (Bedford, TX), the Azle Memorial Library (Azle, TX),
and the Southeastern Regional Public Library (Gilbert, AZ).
The Azle Memorial Library (Azle, TX), also has the sculptures "Quiet
Time in the Park" by Susie
Chisholm, "Soaring
to New Heights Through Reading" by Kevin
Robb, "Readin' Time"
by Bill Bond, and "Library
Cat" by Rosetta
in their permanent collection.
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