Frank Reagh
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Artist Frank Reagh (1860-1945), who immortalized the Texas longhorn, began sketching and studying his favorite subject in 1876 when he and his parents, George W. and Clarinda Reaugh, moved from Illinois to Kaufman County. He studied art in St. Louis and Europe but returned to the Texas prairie for inspiration. The family came (1890) to Dallas where Reaugh became influential through his teaching and interest in the arts. He built "El Sibil" as studio and home in 1928. His pastels of frontier Texas cattle, lauded by historians, can be seen in many Texas cities. (1976)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Frank Reaugh moved from Illinois to Kaufman County in 1876 and, sketching the cattle around him, became the artist who immortalized the Texas longhorn. Trained in St. Louis and Europe, he returned to the prairie for inspiration and settled in Dallas by 1890, where his teaching made him a force in Texas art. His pastels of frontier cattle, prized by historians, hang in museums across the state, and he built his studio-home 'El Sibil' in 1928.
Why it matters
Reaugh preserved the vanishing world of the open-range longhorn on canvas, making him a visual chronicler of the Texas frontier as surely as any historian.
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