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Eugène Atget, a French photographer and pioneer of documentary photography, captured these images of Paris, France in the early 20th century. Atget sought to capture the look and feel of Paris before modernization radically transformed the cityscape. A rarity in our collection of American art, they were a part of Eliot Porter’s personal photography collection and were donated to the museum as a part of his bequest.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Paris. Images: Eugène Atget (1857-1927), Boutique de fruits et légumes, Rue Mouffetard, 1925, Gelatin silver print, Bequest of Eliot Porter (above) Eugène Atget (1857-1927), Intérieur de Mr B., collectionneur, rue de Vaugirard, 1910, Gelatin silver print, Bequest of Eliot Porter (below)

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Velox Ward was a self-taught painter from East Texas. He used paper cut-outs in his process for making paintings. He repurposed some of those materials in collages. The museum acquired a few of these collage pieces in 1972, the year Ward was given a solo exhibition at the museum. Two of Ward’s memory paintings are now on loan to the museum and can be seen in the exhibition Texas Folk Art, through September 19, 2016. Images: Velox Ward (1901-1994), Open the Gate, Son, ca. 1968, Graphite, colored pencil, marker, oil, and watercolor on paper mounted on cardboard and painted plywood (above)

Velox Ward (1901-1994), Go On, Coley, ca. 1968, Graphite, oil, colored pencil and crayon on paper mounted on painted cardboard (below)