Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation (open access)

Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation

Biographical book about brothers Hal and Charlie Peterson discussing their lives and families, as well as their business dealings which led to the establishment of the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville and the Hal and Charlie Peterson Foundation. Index starts on page 175.
Date: 2000
Creator: Audette, Vicki J. & Graham, J. Tom, 1942-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
James Dowell: Portraits, Landscapes and Still Lifes (open access)

James Dowell: Portraits, Landscapes and Still Lifes

Exhibit book for paintings by James Dowell displayed at Tyler Museum of Art, including an essay about Dowell's art; a chronological list of Dowell's education, exhibitions, and publications; images of paintings; and a checklist of the exhibition.
Date: 2003
Creator: Tyler Museum of Art
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Birth of Love" Sculpture]

Photograph of "Birth of Love", a bronze sculpture by Michael Pavlovsky at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The piece consists of a bronze ring sitting on a trapezoidal base with two figures, one male and the other female, carved into the left and right side of the ring, respectively. The figures outstretch their arms to a pair of doves above them and are surrounded by flourishes depicting flowers, shells, branches, and leaves. The sculpture is located atop a concrete base in an open field of grass, a tree visible in the right background.
Date: [2001..]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Suzuki Garden Dedication]

Photograph of the dedication of the Suzuki Garden, a karesansui-style dry garden, at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The garden, surrounded by a wooden fence, contains tiled rock coverings, a flat surface of sand, and a small field of round bumpy rocks,Two men kneel upon a taiko mat at center, one preparing a bow and arrow (kyūdō), and the other accompanying. A makiwara, a hay target placed on a tall stand, is located adjacent to them.
Date: April 7, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History