The Michelson Museum of Art in Marshall, Texas, has launched "Postcards from Home," a new exhibition featuring the works of Max Cole and Don Brown. The show highlights the regional history of East Texas through Cole’s illustrations of historic landmarks and Brown’s plein air paintings of local landscapes like Caddo Lake. The exhibition was organized through a collaboration with the Harrison County Historical Museum and Centenary College, bringing together works that were previously held in private and bank collections.
This exhibition serves as a significant local cultural event that preserves and promotes the regional identity of Harrison County. By showcasing artists who were deeply embedded in the community—Cole as a commercial artist for the Texas & Pacific Railway and Brown as an educator—the museum fosters a connection between art and local heritage. The initiative also acts as a precursor to the upcoming American semiquincentennial celebrations, emphasizing the importance of historical storytelling through visual media.