{"id":3816,"date":"2022-03-01T15:39:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T20:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/?page_id=3816&#038;preview_id=3816"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:49:38","slug":"past-exhibits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/past-exhibits\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 24%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"texas-spurs-and-the-artists-who-created-them\">Texas Spurs and the Artists Who Created Them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 12, 2021 to January 30, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exhibition of the Hugh Edmondson Collection of spurs and bits contained spurs made over 120 years.&nbsp; Featured artists include Joseph Petmecky, J.O. Bass, Kelly Brothers and three generations of the Boone family who were descendants of Daniel Boone, the well-known American frontier pioneer.&nbsp; The collection includes work by Harold \u201cSwede\u201d Strong, an immigrant from Sweden and spurs made by Marvin \u201cCowboy\u201d Traylor who is believed to have learned blacksmithing while serving time in a Texas State Penitentiary in the 1920\u2019s.&nbsp; The work of Wilson Capron, Randy Butters, and Billy Klapper incorporates creations by contemporary artisans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors can learn a brief history of spurs and the vocabulary of spur components like rowels, bottle openers and gal legs.&nbsp; This collection of spurs showcases a variety of materials, finishes, intricate designs, sizes, and shapes. A short video takes viewers into the workshop of Wilson Capron while he engages in his creative spur making process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Texas Spurs and the Artists Who Created Them\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/itocwAG6K-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/07\/spurs.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative cowboy boot spurs with intricate designs and Western motifs.\" class=\"wp-image-3383 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/07\/spurs.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2021\/07\/spurs-160x300.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Face of Cinema: Evolution of Movie Posters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 20 to August 27, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"831\" data-id=\"3831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/Vertigo-1958-Saul-Bass.jpg\" alt=\"Pink &quot;Vertigo&quot; poster with spirals and a silhouette.\" class=\"wp-image-3831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/Vertigo-1958-Saul-Bass.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/Vertigo-1958-Saul-Bass-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"831\" data-id=\"3827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/E.-T.-1982.jpg\" alt=\"Poster of &quot;E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial&quot; with a bike silhouette against a full moon.\" class=\"wp-image-3827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/E.-T.-1982.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/E.-T.-1982-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"671\" data-id=\"3826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/Casablanca-1943.jpeg\" alt=\"Poster of the film &quot;Casablanca&quot; with main characters and title.\" class=\"wp-image-3826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/Casablanca-1943.jpeg 443w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/03\/Casablanca-1943-198x300.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors will see a selection of over 100 posters spanning 120 years. &nbsp;These powerful visual elements have a significant role in promoting the motion picture industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work of three well-known poster designers display extraordinary artistic talents of Saul Bass, William Gold and Drew Struzan.&nbsp; Among their works displayed are posters for <em>Vertigo<\/em>, <em>Casa Blanca<\/em> and <em>E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition gives special attention to <em>Titanic<\/em>.&nbsp; A photo from 1914 shows the silent film <em>Titanic<\/em> being shown at the Opera House in Thurber (1880s \u2013 1930s), Texas, located across the Interstate 20 Highway from the Gordon Museum.&nbsp; The original <em>Titanic<\/em> film was created in May 1912 and released only a month after the tragedy.&nbsp; This story has been the subject of 17 theatrically released cinema dramas, 24 documentaries and 26 television episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other areas of the exhibit include Colors and Trends, Iconic Images, Remakes, and Kids in old Hollywood. &nbsp;Photos of theaters displaying posters and banners from the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century are displayed courtesy of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. &nbsp; Visitors will enjoy adding to the Memorable Movie Quote wall, playing the Movie Trivia Quiz, spinning stroboscopes and watching a slide show with poster images of all films that have received a best picture Oscar awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Face of Cinema: Evolution of Movie Posters February 20 to August 27, 2022 Visitors will see a selection of over 100 posters spanning 120 years. &nbsp;These powerful visual elements &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3816","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/author\/lhart-2-2-2\/","display_name":"lhart"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 weeks ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 03\/01\/2022","modified":"Updated on 04\/07\/2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 03\/01\/2022 15:39","modified":"Updated on 04\/07\/2026 09:49"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3816"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4183,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3816\/revisions\/4183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}