Trans artist Anton Prinner’s Large Column created in 1933. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) Finding the five LGBTQ artists in the Dallas Museum of Art collection over the weekend was like a treasure hunt.
Clues to their exact location included the date of the work and gallery. Obstacles included the museum’s closed stairs from the vault atrium to the second floor.
But finding the works were half the fun. As part of Pride Party+ or Pride in the Arts District, the DMA printed up a brochure highlighting five of its LGBTQ artists. (At that rate, they have enough artists left to highlight for the next 10 or 20 years).
The artists were an interesting mix. The hunt began in the main atrium with a large Robert Rauschenberg called “Skyway,” painted in