Houston Museums

Houston Museums

We drove the 50 miles into Houston and headed for the Contemporary Art Museum. The special exhibit was a retrospective of the work of Sam Gilliam, a black artist whose career extends from the 1960s to today. His works were quite impressive, including many works with painted fabric.

Our next step was the Art Car Museum. This museum is an outgrowth of the annual Art Car event in Houston. We enjoyed talking to some of the artists. The car that looks like it has fish scales has a skin made up of metal strips over a wire armature. This is a street legal car, and he has driven it more than 6000 miles, including a trip to California.

After lunch, we headed for the Minel museum, a collection of largely contemporary art by the Minel family. There was a special exhibit made up of old cardboard boxes, which we thought was silly. The Minel was OK, but not our favorite.

Our drive home was slowed by a burned out car on the freeway, and we were happy to be back in the quiet at the park. A picture of our camper in our campsite is included.

Our plans have changed, and we are going to the Phoenix area to see Marianne's sister and husband before they go to Lourdes. We plan to take a leisurely four days to get to Phoenix.

Richard and Marianne