Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Austin, Texas) - Ima Hogg, John Henry Faulk, Ben Thompson, Jim Hogg, William M. Walton, Susanna Dickinson (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Ima Hogg, John Henry Faulk, Ben Thompson, Jim Hogg, William M. Walton, Susanna Dickinson, Oscar Branch Colquitt, Jacob Kuechler, Hermann Lungkwitz, Thomas Green, Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Oran M. Roberts, John Hancock, Jacob Bickler, Richard Bache Jr., Albert S. Burleson, Elisha M. Pease, Wilmer Allison, Charles S. West, Morgan C. Hamilton. Excerpt: Ima Hogg (July 10, 1882 - August 19, 1975), known as "The First Lady of Texas," was an American philanthropist, patron and collector of the arts, and one of the most respected women in Texas during the 20th century. Hogg was an avid art collector, and owned works by Picasso, Klee, and Matisse, among others. Hogg donated hundreds of pieces of artwork to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts and served on a committee to plan the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An enthusiastic collector of early American antiques, she also served on a committee tasked with locating historical furniture for the White House. She restored and refurbished several properties, including the Varner plantation and Bayou Bend, which she later donated to Texas arts and historical institutions who maintain the facilities and their collections today. Hogg received numerous awards and honors, including the Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Santa Rita Award from the University of Texas System, and an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Southwestern University. Hogg was the daughter of Sarah Ann "Sallie" Stinson and James Stephen "Big Jim" Hogg, later Attorney General of Texas and Governor of the state. Ima Hogg's first name was taken from The Fate of Marvin, an epic poem written by her uncle Thomas Hogg. She endeavored to downplay her unusual name by signing her first name illegibly and having her stationery printed with "I. Hogg" or "Miss Hogg." Alth...