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During the
past four years, in an effort to beautify the city, the Bandera
Economic Development Corporation commissioned artist Bill Stevens
for three murals, namely "Kelly's Coffee", "Rangers
on the Medina", and "Crossing the Medina" depicting
some of Bandera
County's history of cattle drives and Texas Rangers.
Here are photos of the murals submitted by the artist.
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"Kelly's
Coffee" mural by Bill Stevens
Photo courtesy Bill Stevens |
"Kelly's
Coffee" mural on the strip center on Hwy 16 entering Bandera
Photo courtesy Bill Stevens |
"Rangers
on the Medina" Bandera mural by Bill Stevens
Photo courtesy Bill Stevens |
"Rangers
on the Medina" mural on the Wash House on Main Street.
Photo courtesy Bill Stevens |
"Crossing
the Medina" Bandera mural by Bill Stevens
Photo courtesy Bill Stevens |
Longhorns crossing
the Medina. (Mural detail.)
Photo
courtesy Bill Stevens
See Texas
Longhorns |
"Crossing
the Medina" mural on the Bandera City Office Building on Main
Street.
Photo courtesy Bill Stevens |
Signature of
muralist Bill Stevens
Photo courtesy Bill Stevens, January 2007 |
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Bill Stevens'
website: http://www.walkinsgallery.com.
Artist's Note:
"The murals and tromp l'oiels I have painted in the past, were
in residences. I did however, sculpt the bronze, "Drunken Dragon"
atop the cupola of the Grand Opera House in Uvalde,
TX. The dragon was originally sculpted by the architect back
in 1891. It was made of white metal, and had been beaten-up pretty
bad through the years due to hail. I was commissioned to replace
the dragon with the bronze rendition." - Bill Stevens, August
31, 2018
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