Collision, Volume 19: The Contemporary Art Scene in Houston, 1972-1985

by Pete Gershon

Winner, 2019 Ron Tyler Award for Best Illustrated Book, sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

In this expansive and vigorous survey of the Houston art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, author Pete Gershon describes the city's emergence as a locus for the arts, fueled by a boom in oil prices and by the arrival of several catalyzing figures, including museum director James Harithas and sculptor James Surls. Harithas was a fierce...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623496322
• ISBN13: 9781623496326
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 4.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.8" x 11.1"