(lot of 6) Books: Texas museum catalogs and contemporary photography, including: (1) "Mid-Century Modern Art in Texas," by Katie Robinson Edwards, published by University of Texas Press, first edition, copyright 2014, 391 pages; (1) "Mexican Suite: A History of Photography in Mexico," by Olivier Debroise, translated by Stella de Sa Rego, published by University of Texas Press, first edition, copyright 2001, 300 pages; (1) "Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and Their Circle," by Rick Stewart and The Dallas Museum of Art, published by Texas Monthly Press, first edition, 197 pages; (1) "Pedro Friedeberg: Praise of Folly," by the Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, published by Blurb, copyright 2016, 94 pages; (1) "Cafetaleros (Coffee workers)," by Marco Antonio Cruz, published by Imagen Latina, first edition, copyright 1996, 80 pages; (1) "Julie Speed: East of the Sun and West of the Moon," by the El Paso Museum of Art, printed by CSI Printing, Austin, copyright 2018, 155 pages; largest: approx 12 3/8"h, 9.25"w, 1.25"d; 14.25lbs total
**Provenance: From the estate of Connie Todd (Constance Clare Todd, Austin, Texas, 1941-2024). For many years, Connie Todd was the personal assistant to prominent Austin-based book publisher, photographer, and author Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019). Bill Wittliff wrote celebrated screenplays such as "Lonesome Dove" (1982), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and "Barbarosa" (2000), and founded the regionally-oriented publishing company, Encino Press, with his wife Sally in 1963. Connie Todd later served as the founding director of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University from 1997-2010, transforming it into an internationally-acclaimed collection through noteworthy acquisitions such as the Cormac McCarthy archive. After retiring from Texas State, Connie Todd spent time traveling the world with friends and family.**
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