The Leaders: Texann Ivy Buck
Texann Ivy Buck is a graduate of Edgewater High School in Orlando and Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Specializing in 20th Century American prints, sculpture, and in the Federal Work Progress Administration (WPA) prints, she established Texann Ivy Fine Arts in 1977 in Orlando. In the 1980s, she curated an exhibition on 1930s American printmaking at the Cornell Museum of Art at Rollins College in Winter Park. In 2013, she created a display honoring Dr. Jerry B. Callahan, which is on permanent display at the Callahan Neighborhood Center on Parramore Avenue in Orlando. She remains involved with Orange County art, history, and cultural institutions.
Oral History Interview With Orange County Art Legend Texann Ivy Buck, Parts I And II (Courtesy of Orlando Memory, Orlando Public Library)
Buck will also be featured in Art Legends exhibitions at the City of Orlando Terrace Gallery (October 15, 2015 through January 8, 2016).