| The Nave Museum, "The Cattle Baron's Daughter and the Artists Who Loved Her," |
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From Friday, February 03 2012
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The Nave Museum, "The Cattle Baron's Daughter and the Artists Who Loved Her," James Ferdinand McCan and Royston Nave, February 3 - March 4, 2012, Tues - Sun 1 - 5 pm. Late hours on Thurs until 8 pm. The Nave Museum presents the work of two renowned Texas artists who, although they had much in common, have never before been exhibited together. In 1896, Irish-born artist James Ferdinand McCan was commissioned to paint portraits of Victoria-area cattle baron James Alfred McFaddin and his wife Margaret, when he met the McFaddin's independent and artistically inclined daughter Emily, known as Miss Emma. The couple married and a son, Claude Kerry McCan, was born in 1899. After eighteen years of marriage, Emma and McCan divorced. La Grange native Royston Nave, at the time a lesser known artist and a friend of McCan's, came to Victoria, reportedly to study with McCan, and in 1916 Emma became Mrs. Royston Nave. Although there was a 10 year difference in their ages, they were very happy, traveling the world and living for a time in New York. After Royston Nave's untimely death at age 44, Emma McFaddin McCan Nave built the Royston Nave Memorial in 1932 to house her late husband's work. This building, one of Victoria's architectural masterpieces, later housed the Bronte Public Library, and is now the Nave Museum, managed by the Victoria Regional Museum Association. Don't miss the chance to experience a fascinating piece of Victoria history in this never before seen exhibit. 306 W. Commercial St., 361-575-8227, www.victoriaregionalmuseum.com. www.facebook.com/TheNaveMuseum
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