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Early Texas Art

Early Texas Art Gallery

Texas Wesleyan has a rich history in the arts. Several Early Texas Artists and members of the Fort Worth Circle were on the art faculty, and their legacy continues through their students.  

  • Dickson Reeder, Instructor of Art 1940
  • Sallie Meredith Gillespie, Assistant Professor of Art 1942-45
  • Kelly Fearing Assistant Professor of Art 1945,1948
  • McKie Trotter, Assistant Professor of Art 1948-55

Texas Wesleyan has works of Kelly Fearing as well as Bror Utter, Emily Guthrie Smith and Blanche McVeigh in its permanent collection.