Meanwhile Back At Home

I'll bet you thought I would never get home to Texas but here I am, where I have resumed  taking classes at TCU and attending special interest groups connected with the University. One of my favorite groups is The Art of Fort Worth. We meet about twice a month to tour various places in the metroplex that may have something in the way of art to share.

Which brought us to Acme Brick Headquarters in the newly developed Clear Fork area.. Their 7,000 square foot building has three floors all with unusual displays of art.

Starting in their lobby with a soaring brick tablet of sorts, that is a time travel through their history.

Their original home office southwest of Ft. Worth, in the late 19th century, was a far cry from today's showy, beautifully designed building.

This photograph shows the many colors of Ame Brick, a brick company that became the largest in the U.S. history.

The walls are adorned with art for all tastes. Modern of course as above,

and more to my taste, the panels depicting a local pond,

or the somewhat whimsical painting, Bricks on the Trinity.

This sculpture was actually made up of discarded pieces of equipment from their old brick plant.

 Who knew that you could find so many museum worthy pieces from the scrap metal pile that was left behind.

There were also many photographs of area buildings built of course with Acme Brick. This being our famous Will Roger Coliseum.

One of my favorite displays was the brick collection of Walter Bennett , son and successor of George Bennett founder of Acme. Walter collected bricks from all over the world and they are on display along a long hallway.

A brick from the Roman Forum, Great Wall of China, Hitler's Eagle's Nest,and the U.S. Capitol just to name a few. Our outings always includes going to lunch together which I have found to be a great way to meet new friends.

Next up, an invitation to a private home to view early Texas Art