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The shine is still on Lawrence Ludtke's most recent (and final) commission – the JFK Tribute in Fort Worth
"...The John F. Kennedy statue in Fort Worth stands near the spot where the..."
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Dec. 7, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Playback
Austin Psych Fest and Old Settler's Music Fest headliners Psychograss have more in common than you might think
"...and Lavaca for the unveiling of the Willie Nelson statue on 4/20. Even the logo on the neighboring W..."
April 27, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
P.2 Day Deux
There was evening, there was morning - a second day
"...Francesco Vezzoli’s intervention is a gold-plated and stylized statue of Sophia Loren, who holds a miniature version of..."
Jan. 13, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell
Page Two: Running With the Wild Gang
Self-proclaimed patriots don't seem to have much love for their country, except on their own terms
"...last lines of Emma Lazarus' poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty...."
Nov. 12, 2010 Column by Louis Black
Larger Than Life
The late Luis Jiménez created art on a grand scale – and lived life that way, too
"...a gun. Jiménez took pains to explain that the statue was actually a celebration of the original cowboy, as..."
March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Naked City
"...East Austin Tuesday night to discuss proposals for a statue of the late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan on the University..."
Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature
Day Trips
Take the Texas music heritage tour and learn more about Texas' homegrown talent, such as Bob Wills, Buddy Holly, and more
"...the music industry. Buddy Holly is remembered with a statue and a walk of fame that includes Waylon Jennings,..."
March 10, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips
An interesting encounter with a gifted storyteller in Birmingham
"...police dogs jumping from the walls. (Many of the statues in the park were created by El Paso artist..."
Aug. 26, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Culture Flash!
Tapestry can dance this season after all, Austin artists may be the new Marfa lights, Angelina Eberly fires up the Avenue, and 'Cracks in the Pavement' gets national recognition
"...trip and welcome the new resident: Angelina Eberly. The statue of this 19th-century defender of the city – the..."
Oct. 8, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Transforming a Neighborhood Near You
Since 1985, Austin's Art in Public Places program has placed more than 100 works in 57 facilities, transforming not only the look of the city but neighborhoods and the lives of people in them.
"...a mural, and public art is not necessarily a statue. Murals peel and crack, fall prey to graffiti. And..."
Dec. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola
Who's Texas?
The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers
"...subject. For many years, proposals were debated to erect statues, dedicated to the black and Hispanic experiences in Texas,..."
Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax
Day Trips
"...day except Christmas Day from 9am to 5pm. The statue of a giraffe at the entrance is the tallest..."
July 26, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Never Grow Up
Austin is a town that brings out the "lost boy" in everyone.
"...Hyde Park is also home to the Peter Pan statue, for author James M. Barrie lived across the street...."
May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Margaret Moser
Dancing About Architecture
Noise ordinance debate blows over -- for now -- while Internet radio crisis threatens, and SIMS crisis subsides.
"...to tour the boyhood sites of Buddy Holly; the statue and museum honoring Lefty Frizzell in Corsicana; statues of..."
May 10, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck
A Great Day In Austin, Town Lake
Wednesday Night
"...portrait in front of the Stevie Ray Vaughan memorial statue. It was both an obvious logistical nightmare and perfectly..."
March 17, 2000 Music Review by Andy Langer
Day Trips
Huntsville ... it's more than just a prison town!
"...south side of town off of I-45, where his statue rises 77 feet above the pine needle-covered red earth...."
Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Empathy for the Devil
Discourse on Evil
"...encounters the Devil for the first time as a statue in Roger's warehouse trove of religious artifacts...."
Oct. 27, 1995 Books Feature
Golda
Ill-considered and superficial biopic of Israel's Iron Lady
"...about Mirren’s appearance that looks real: She’s a moving statue, with her eyes working overtime to translate any kind..."
Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
Travis Stevens Gets Under the Skin of A Wounded Fawn
How his new art-horror interweaves myths and failed justice
"...the Furies of Greek legend. They're represented in a statue that Bruce has purloined, but they very soon make..."
Dec. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Us to His Private Island: On Saturday, a metal statue of Elon Musk's head on the body of a..."
Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature
Symbols of Racism
"...Ross senior center. Texas A&M has a Sul Ross statue. Arguably, Ross was a traitor to the Union, participating..."
Dec. 13, 2021 Postmarks
The Souvenir Part II
Second part of Joanna Hogg's chronicle of loss
"...pater (Ashworth), through her demi-life as a fractured porcelain statue under thick, shoulder-padded floor-length coats (de rigueur among the..."
Nov. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Short and Sweet: "Alleyway Chefs"
British comedy short screening at Austin Film Festival
"...2. He busks on the street as a human statue, and a new, younger, Silver Man has taken his..."
Oct. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 30 - May 6
"...the wiped-out village of Malacca [in Malaysia] was a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. I wanna be able to stand..."
April 30, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny
Day Trips: The Lost Bird Project, Galveston
Remembering extinct birds in Galveston
"...Island State Park in April 2020. The six-foot bronze statue with the long curved beak looks out over the..."
Dec. 25, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Austin At Large: Cars That Go “Boom!”
Let's never be desperate enough to hook up with Elon Musk, OK?
"...thought that Austin's lack of a goofy giant landmark statue would serve us ill in the perennial economic-development Hunger..."
May 29, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Tapestry Dance Company's Austintatious (Too)
This revival of a 2002 production paid tribute to the spirit of the city but also showed how the troupe embodies its best qualities
"...exactly where on the shores we were. Stevie Ray's statue was as fitting a spot as any for a..."
Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt's metaphorical novel gets an award-season adaptation
"...it into a grab for the gold ring (or statue). Tartt’s brilliant 1992 debut The Secret History was optioned..."
Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki
Maiden
Astounding true story of first women in professional yachting's biggest race
"...desperate attempt by competing countries to claim, well, a statue of a Beefeater, as it turns out. (National pride..."
July 26, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Hail Satan?
The Satanic Temple’s idiosyncratic quest to remind America about freedom of religion
"...lawmakers in Arkansas and Oklahoma wanted to put massive statues of the Ten Commandments on Capitol grounds. Not so..."
May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
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