COMING HOME:
Paintings by forrest bess
In October 2022, our museum was gifted a painting by Forrest Bess found in the collection of Gaddis and Gene Geeslin of Bay City, TX. On April 15, we will unveil the full image at our 2nd Annual Speakeasy Gala. The following weekend, we will showcase a number of Bess's paintings from private collections in Bay City.
Events
Opening Reception
Friday, April 21st
5:30 - 7:30pm
Special Guest Speakers: Judith Allen and Alicia Waters
Judith Allen knew Forrest Bess and curated an exhibition of his works in 1977 before he died. Alicia Waters is the creator of Bay City's Camofest. She created the event to honor Forrest's contribution of a camouflage pattern developed and used by the U.S. Army when he served during World War II.
Special Guest Lecture by Clare Elliott, Menil Collection
Saturday, June 17th
1pm - 2pm
Clare Elliott is an Assistant Curator at the Menil in Houston and has curated a number of exhibitions including one titled Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible that traveled to four different locations within the United States in 2014. Clare received her BA in Art History and Economics from the University of Texas and her MA in Art History from Williams College. She also was the co-author of the exhibition catalog for Seeing Things Invisible.
A Walk in Forrest’s Shoes
Saturday, May 27th
TENTATIVE TIMES: 10am - 12pm; 1pm - 3pm; 5pm - 6pm
Sunday, May 28th
TENTATIVE TIME: 1pm - 3pm
Guests will explore places in Matagorda County where Forrest worked and lived.
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