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Frank Reaugh, Cap Rock w Whit

Frank Reaugh (1860 -1945) was a renowned artist, photographer, inventor, teacher and referred to as the “Dean of Texas Painters”. Reaugh was dedicated to portraying Texas Longhorns and Great Plains and American Southwest landscapes. He received his formal training from the School of Fine Arts in St. Louis and the Julian School in Paris. He then established and taught art in Terrell, TX and began marketing his work in the region. By 1906, students were traveling on sketching trips with Reaugh. In 1920 he built a new studio and residence in Oak Cliff. Reaugh also formulated and marketed his own brand of pastels and invented a patented lap easel and industrial rotary pump.