Alexander Benjamin “Alex” Clayton came to Dallas in 1954 to paint a portrait of Mrs. Alstacheia J Hub Hill of Dallas. She was the wife of the president of Acme Brick Company. Alex was quickly commissioned by several Dallas notables to paint their portraits as well. They included Miss Era Hockaday, Harold F. Volk, Bishop …
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The Opera Stars in the Kitchen
If you were lucky enough to get an invitation, your senses would be overwhelmed with garlic, lemons, and sweet oregano while listening to the chic couple talk about their adventures living all over Europe, singing in the most beautiful opera houses, and probably tennis. Plato and Dorothy Karayanis loved to entertain in their condominium at …
The Flamenco Genius on Vandelia Street
Eddie Freeman was a noted English jazz musician of the first half of the 20th century (1909-1957) and a transcriber and teacher of flamenco music in the latter half (1957- 1987) while living in Perry Heights in Dallas. Edward J. Freeman was born in London and ran away from home at 14 and survived by playing …
The Artist of Perry Heights
Rosealie Speed was an early Texas artist, painting professionally since 1929, who has one painting in the permanent collection of the Dallas Museum of Art. She has had exhibitions in the museums of San Francisco, Kansas City, Panhandle Plains, and Tyler, Texas. Her favorite subjects were landscapes and flowers and favoring oil and watercolors. She …