I went to the Texas Tech Museum this afternoon. There was a lecture by Eddie Dixon, sculptor from Lubbock http://www.celebratingtexas.com/tr/lsl/110.pdf. He specializes in sculpting Afro-Americans, but has done plenty of other sculptures. The lecture was poorly advertised, and there were mostly staff and Museum board members present. I may have been the only real "guest." Everyone else seemed to know each other.
Mr. Dixon was invited because of his sculpture of a Civil War Hero, 1st African American Congressional Medal of Honor winner William Carney, who served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War http://www.historynet.com/william-h-carney-54th-massachusetts-soldier-and-first-black-us-medal-of-honor-recipient.htm. This was in conjunction with the temporary exhibit at the museum: Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection,
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/exhsch11.html#jun12. I found the drawings interesting.
It was a good afternoon activity, and the museum is air conditioned and free.
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