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David H. Gibson: The McManaway Studio Project


  • The Grace Museum 102 Cypress Street Abilene, TX, 79601 United States (map)

2nd Floor       Gallery A

Photographer David H. Gibson met David McManaway in 1964. A long friendship followed and in 1993 Gibson began documenting McManaway’s extraordinary studio. A visit to McManaway’s studio was akin to stepping into one of McManaway’s works of art; walls, ceilings and table tops covered with carefully selected cultural castoffs silently awaiting a second chance as fine art. Gibson’s photographs of the studio, dismantled after McManaway’s death in 2010, are as close as we can get to walking into McManaway’s unique, (Mojo) Jomo themed amusement park.

Earlier Event: March 26
Young Masters Juried Art Competition
Later Event: April 1
Student Competition