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Monday, April 14, 2025
Texas History In Miniature
Documents, portraits, sacred sites...
A Texan's Idea of "Miniature"
At the request of a fair number of y'all, I spent the week scaling down some of the Press's most popular prints, working up some new ones, then making sure each one is legible and still packs a punch at a more manageable size.
During this marathon graphics/print session, my mind meandered through the ways I might present these to the world. The pitch is obvious: meaningful Texana that doesn't take up half your wall.
Every map and print I've designed for nineteen years was made with the goal of making them as big as Texas. This is a new range and it needs a name.
"I'll call them Texas Minis!" thought I, staring at the stack of 9 x 12" prints on my desk. And then I laughed so hard I sneezed, for reasons I can't explain away with my basic knowledge of human anatomy.
I realized that only in the Texan mind would 9 x 12" be considered miniature. It's funny when you catch yourself being so overtly Texan.
The initial selection of Texas Minis covers some good ground: important Texas documents, portraits, and sacred sites.
They're versatile - frame them up or house them in the 9x12 portfolio of your choice.
They're giftable - give someone a bit of Texas history without saddling them with the burden of custom matting and framing.
Here's what's available in Texas Mini size now:
The Texas Declaration of Independence
The Travis Letter
Henry Smith's Call For Every Man To Do His Duty
Sam Houston's 1835 Proclamation
Chadwick's Plan of Fort Defiance (Goliad)
A.J. Houston's Composite of Alamo Plaza
Houston's Map of the San Jacinto Battlefield
The Mysterious "Texas Forever" Broadside
Portraits of Crockett, Austin, and Houston
Pick them up one at a time or in bundles. (The portrait bundle includes new prints of Austin and Houston.)
Click the link below to meet the mighty Minis and stock up.
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