(lot of 11) Art books: (1) "National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Walker, 1000 color illustrations, 696 pages; (1) Matisse in Morocco, National Gallery of Art; (1) "Henri Matisse, The Early Years in Nice, 1916-1930", National Gallery of Art; (1) "Charles M. Russell", Amon Carter Museum Collection; (1) "The Dawn of European Civilization", edited David Talbot Rice; (1) "Persia, Bridge of Turquoise", Rolof Beny; (1) "Norman Bel Geddes Designs America", Donald Albrecht, Editor; (1) "The Palace Museum, Peking", Wan-go Wang, Yang Boda; (1) "The Treasury of San Marco, Venice" Dallas Museum of Art; (1) "Treasures from the Kremlin", Metropolitan Museum of Art; (1) "Blanton Museum of Art, Through the Eyes of Texas", Alumni Collections, largest: 14"h, 10.5"w, 2.25"d, 53lbs total *Provenance: From the estate of Jo Anne Christian (Texas, 1936-2015), a lifelong collector of friends, paintings, jewelry, books and other beautiful things, was known for her love of color and her support for the arts. As one of the Three J's--the three women who founded Austin's Long Center for the Performing Arts--Mrs. Christian made an indelible mark on Texas' Capital City. Jo Anne Christian was the widow of George E. Christian Jr. (Texas, 1927-2002), press secretary to President Lyndon Baines Johnson. She was an attorney, an avid historian, a voracious reader and an inveterate theatergoer.* Start Price: $80.00