TCU Locker Room, 1951, watercolor and ink on paper, 20 x 13, signed lower right: Bror Utter '51, Lots 113-167 A Selection of Paintings from the Reaves Collection of Texas Art. David Dike Fine Art is pleased to offer a selection of fifty works from the collection of long-time Texas art collectors and advocates, Linda and William Reaves. The Reaves have been active as collectors in the Texas art community for over four decades. The couple assisted in the formation and growth of the Center for Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art (CASETA), and subsequently operated one of the state’s foremost Texas art galleries in Houston for over a dozen years. Since 2017 they have served as General Editors of the Joe and Betty Moore Texas Art Series at the Texas A&M University Press, co-authoring or co-editing eight books on Texas art as well as contributing to other publications related to the field. They currently serve as independent art researchers and curators of Texas art. Most recently the couple has partnered with the J. Wayne Stark Galleries at Texas A&M University to develop the Texas Art Project, curating and underwriting an important new exhibition series of Texas art at the university.A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these works will support the Reaves Endowment for Texas Art and Education at Texas A&M University, providing long-term financial support for the Texas Art Project.