Temporary Exhibits
The Texas Maritime Museum utilizes second floor south gallery space to engage visitors with rotating exhibitions further detailing the rich maritime history of Texas. These exhibits are usually on display for a six-month period.
"Harold Phenix: Landscapes, Lighthouses & Longhorns" is the latest temporary exhibit at the Texas Maritime Museum. Harold was the artist of the Museum's "Lighthouses of Texas" watercolors, and was considered "the finest watercolor artist in Texas" by E.M. "Buck"Schiwetz.
Designed and installed by an exhibit team led by Museum patron Gordon Stanley, the exhibit features nearly 30 original paintings, including three rare watercolors. A Children's Art Program completes the exhibit with paintings done by local 5th-8th graders who "finished" several of Harold's incomplete works.
This exhibit is on display until August 31, 2010 and is sponsored in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the State Affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
