Steves Homestead [Greeting Card]
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Steves Homestead [Greeting Card]Description
Southwest Research Institute commissioned this Warren Hunter etching of the "Steves Homestead." This greeting card is signed on the bottom: "1/20 Steves Homestead San Antonio, Texas Warren Hunter 1980."Context
The Steves Homestead in the German settled King William area of San Antonio. This distinguished Victorian residence, built in 1876 by Eduard Steves, is open to the public under the auspices of the San Antonio Conservation Society. 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
Texas Art Gallery
Becoming Texas, Bullock Museum