Houston Narrative Art: A Corridor to Enterprise, LLC

 

Is a venture begun in early 2025 to create eighteen carefully researched narrative illustrations of significant aspects of the Houston area's early history and prehistory that have not heretofore been captured on paper or canvas. The project focuses on a broad corridor stretching from Galveston Bay to Buffalo Bayou and the early trail to San Felipe de Austin; a significant portion of the events that shaped early Texas occurred along this corridor. These paintings are intended to bring alive Southeast Texas' earliest history to citizens of the Greater Houston area and especially to school children. Award-winning, Montana-based western artist Todd Connor is collaborating with Houston historian Dan Worrall to create these narrative paintings. The first three paintings are complete (4/2026), with the remainder anticipated by the end of 2027. Project sponsors are Houstonians Bob and Pam Leibrock, both of whom have a strong interest in Texas history, early Texas art, and educational programs for schoolchildren. In consultation with the Texas Foundation for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) organization, the paintings will be prepared for museum exhibition, and a companion book and documentary film will be produced.