Texas has so much to offer in regards to cultural icons and history, as a Texan or someone who knows a Texan, you are already aware of this.
When we started creating Texas-centric art, no one else was doing it and we unknowingly created a niche that exploded beyond our wildest dreams.
At Crum Art we are happy that others can share our appreciation of a Texas sky with a Whataburger sign in the foreground or a more hyper- local vintage sign that strikes a chord inside you.
Crum Art is Texas Art by Texans and we understand our audience, because we are our audience..
Our goal is to create Texas art that matters to you and makes you happy when you see it.
Since its inception in the early 1990's…
Crum Art has captured the vintage signs and landmarks of the past and contemporary icons of Texas.
The series spans the Lone Star state and includes Austin, Bryan & College Station, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Texas, and Big Bend National Park.
Betsy and Carl Crum both majored in art and film and continue to take their love of all things quirky, kitschy and Texas to a level that is often copied but never duplicated. Their daughter Caya Crum, is now a prolific and established artist whose work is available in this shop.
Over the years, their work has taken them all over the country. In addition to Crum Art, the couple also have a documentary film company, Brazos Film & Video and have won numerous industry awards, including 5 Emmys.
Betsy Crum
Hails from the teeming metropolis of an East Texas town you’ve likely never heard of. Her only claim to fame is that Kenny Rogers mother, Lucille, gave her her first bath and she credits that singular incident as a baptism into the deep love she has for Texas pop culture. Her mom, Suzanne Steed / Dorthella Branch was also an artist, who would load up her 1972 Blue Buick Electra with camera equipment and her 3 kids and document East Texas and the people who lived there. Betsy grew up in a house that reeked of developer and fried chicken. She credits her mom’s optimism, openness to all people and extensive Encyclopedia World Book & Childcraft collection for turning her on to a world that existed outside the confines of the tiny East Texas town she grew up in. Betsy has been making and selling her work for over 20 years.
CARL CRUM
Child genius who grew up in the Austin that doesn’t exist anymore. Began selling 3D photomontages of signs and landmarks of Austin at the grand old age of 14. Carl has received 4 Emmy awards for his PBS - Southwest Airlines funded documentary series One Square Mile and continues to create meaningful content that helps people live better lives. He is an artist
CAYA CRUM
Incredible young artist who is living her best life and loves a commission project. She began selling her work a few years back; like dad at around age 14. She is prolific and has won numerous awards for her work and is also an accomplished muralist, most recently having completed the Wellman Project mural. Caya will be attending the exclusive NYU Summer Art Intensive program for young artists in the summer of 2022.
TAV CRUM
The youngest and wildest of the Crum bunch. Tav’s most recent endeavors include small batch slime in vivid colors, with crunchy add-ins. She sells her slime creations, along with paper mache and polymer clay earrings at the Montgomery Antique Mall and most recently at the ArtsGoggle in Fort Worth.
