Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle [Greeting Card]
Name/Title
Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle [Greeting Card]Description
Warren Hunter signed #1/20 Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle greeting card. Southwest Research Institute commissioned this Warren Hunter etching of the Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle, San Antonio.Context
On June 7, 1876, construction was begun by the Edward Braden Construction Company on a 624-foot square quadrangle. The 90-foot tower has a Seth Thomas clock which still sounds each half hour on a 600 pound bell taken from the Alamo workshop. In 1877 the depot began operating from the quadrangle. Artist John Warren Hunter, son of J. Marvin Hunter, was born in Kimble County and known for his scenic depictions of Texas. A 1923 graduate of Bandera High School, he soon began printing the Harper Herald with his wife Lora. After attending the Chicago Art Institute and serving in cartographic services during World War II, he opened the Hunter School of Art in San Antonio. He also taught at the San Antonio Art Institute, becoming dean in 1950. Many of his works, including woodblock and linoleum prints, paintings, commercial illustrations and copper etchings, have been widely collected and displayed in such places as the Smithsonian Institution, White House, Alamo, and San Jacinto Monument.Category
Architecture
TSHA Categories