Early Texas Art

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.