Art Galleries Building At 2631 Colquitt St.

[silverartfox]

Norman Baxter's drawings were wonderful and I can understand your interest in them. Are you looking to purchase this elusive portfolio or are you doing research? The prices you quoted seem somewhat inflated, even for prints of this quality and even if they were signed in the margins by the artist himself.

You might Google Baxter & Korge for starters and see if someone connected with the old agency is still around. Who knows what you'll find or who you'll meet!

In Houston, William Reaves Fine Art specializes in Texas artists and if he doesn't handle Baxter's work, he may know of some resources. There are still a few art galleries that were around back in the day when Houston was a lot smaller and everyone in advertising or the visual arts knew everyone else -- Meredith Long & Co., Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Betty Moody Gallery, Texas Gallery. Ask around -- somebody just might be able to point you in the right direction.

Last but not least, have you checked the libraries at Rice, UH, Texas A&M or UT? Even if you couldn't by the prints, you could look at them.

Good luck, and please keep us posted.