Collection Summary
Pressly, Thomas A., Jr.
Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. collection
1999013, 2000005, 2000016
.5 linear feet of papers, 240 rolls of drawings (approximately 2178 sheets), 31 flat drawings, 43 photographic prints, 7 vol. books/serials.
Alexander Architectural Archive,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Thomas A. Pressly, Jr., educated in Virginia and Texas, was head of the architectural firm Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. A.I.A. in San Antonio. After his retirement he devoted himself to professional painting. The Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. collection consists of .5 linear feet of papers, 240 rolls of drawings (approximately 2178 sheets), 31 flat drawings, 43 photographic prints, and 7 volumes of books and serials.
Materials are in English.
Biographical Sketch of Thomas A. Pressly Jr.
"Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. was educated at Washington and
Lee University, Lexington, Virginia and the University of
Texas. From 1961-1986 he was head of the architectural
firm Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. A.I.A. in San Antonio. He
retired to Ireland as a professional painter to present.
Pressly's art is in many collections including the McNay Art
Museum, San Antonio; Arkansas Fine Arts Center, Little
Rock; San Antonio Museum of Art; Crawford Museum of
Art, Cork, Ireland; Forbes Museum, New York, and
private collections throughout the USA, Ireland,
England and France. He has been featured in
American
Artist magazine and Watercolor. Pressly's many
affiliations include signature member of the National
Watercolor Society, past president of the Texas
Watercolor Society, past member of the Board of
Directors of San Antonio Arts Council, the Texas
Watercolor Society and the San Antonio Chapter of
A.I.A."
Source: Shreveport Regional Airport Artport 2002 web site, http://www.airportart.com/Pressly.html.
Scope and Content of the collection
The Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. collection consists of .5 linear feet of papers, 240 rolls of drawings (approximately 2178 sheets), 31 flat drawings, 43 photographic prints, and 7 volumes of books and serials.
Restrictions on Access
Access is by appointment only to any serious scholar. Rolled materials must be flattened before viewing. A three-day advance notice is required to flatten rolled materials. Portions of this collection are not processed and may not be accessible.
Restrictions on Use
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Alexander Architectural Archive's Use Policy.
Preferred Citation
Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. collection, the Alexander Architectural Archive, the University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin
Processing Information
Processing is not completed. Please see archival staff for more information.
Detailed Description of the Collection
This collection has not been processed. See archival staff for more information.
Series A: Personal Papers, 1955-1956, 1976Student Life11Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. University of Texas student athletic season ticket, 1955-1956Collected Publications12The North San Antonio Times. "Architect Ralph Cameron left valuable visible legacy,"September 30, 1976Note: Cameron was Pressly’s father-in-law.
Series B: Professional Papers as Architect, 1982-1986Associations13Texas Society of Architects, San Antonio Chapter. Junior Associate Membership card, Thomas A. Pressly, Jr.,195714Builders Exchange of Texas, Inc., San Antonio, Tex. Application for membership, 198214The Texas Star Trail. A Sesquicentennial Project of the San Antonio Conservation Society, 1986Reference Works15Architecture. American Institute of Architects. Collection of work by architects of the San Antonio Chapter, not datedSeries C: Professional Papers as Artist,1969-1999Exhibitions featuring Pressly (arranged chronologically)16San Antonio Art League. 39th Annual Exhibition. San Antonio Artists, April 13 - May 4, 196917San Antonio Art League. 40th Annual Exhibition. San Antonio Artists,April 12 - May 3, 197018San Antonio Art League. 41st Annual Exhibition. San Antonio Artists, April 4 - May 2, 197119San Antonio Art League. 42nd Annual Exhibition. San Antonio Artists, April 2 - May 1, 197219The Contemporary Art Group, September 3 - October 6, 1972110San Antonio Art League. 43rd Annual Exhibition. San Antonio Artists, April 8 - May 18, 197311125th Texas Watercolor Anniversary Exhibition, February 10 - March 3, 1974111Colorado Spring Fine Arts Center. New Accessions USA. 15th Biennial
Exhibition, August 5 - September 22, 1974111Arkansas Art Center. 17th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, November 1 -
December 1, 1974112University of Texas at San Antonio, Health Science Center. San Antonio Watercolor Group. 2nd Juried Exhibition, October 12 - November 15, 1975113McNay Art Institute. Texas Water Color Society. 27th Annual Exhibition, February 8 - March 7, 1976113Artists’ Studio. Second National Art Show, April 5 - 18, 1976113Butler Institute of American Art. 50th Annual Mid-Year Show, July 2 -
August 29, 1976113The University of Texas at San Antonio, Health Science Center. San
Antonio Watercolor Group. 3rd Juried Exhibition, October 31 - November 14, 1976113Tucson Museum of Art. Watercolor Southwest, Two, December 11, 1976 -
January 16, 1977114Mainstreams '77. 10th Annual Marietta College International Competitive Exhibition for Painting and Sculpture, April 9 - May 31, 1977114Foothill Art Center. Rocky Mountain National Water Media
Exhibition, August 14 - September 18, 1977115Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute. Texas Watercolor Society. 30th Annual Exhibition, April 29 - May 27, 1979115One Seguin Art Center. Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, November
18 - December 9, 1979115Western Federation of Watercolor Society. 4th Annual Exhibition,
1979116National Academy Galleries. American Watercolor Society. 113th Annual Exhibition, April 3 - 27, 198011631st Texas Watercolor Annual Exhibition, April 13 - 30, 1980116One Seguin Art Center. Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, November
16 - December 7, 1980117San Antonio Watercolor Group. 6th Juried Exhibition, January 18 - February 6, 1981117Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute. Texas Watercolor Society. 32nd
Annual Exhibition, May 17 - June 14, 1981117Western Federation of Watercolor Societies. 6th Annual Exhibition, May 31
- June 30, 1981117San Antonio Art League 51st Annual Artist Exhibition, April 19 - May 10, 1981117San Antonio Art League Koehler Cultural Center. Tom Pressly, Artist of
the Year 1981, October 4 - 25, 1981118Texas Watercolor Society. 33rd Annual Exhibition, February 7 - 28, 1982118American Artist, September 1982119San Antonio Art League. 53rd Annual Artist Exhibit, April 3 - 23, 1983120San Antonio Watercolor Group. 9th Annual Exhibition, November 18 - December 11, 1984120Texas Watercolor Society. 35th Annual Watercolor Exhibition, 1984121Texas Watercolor Society. 36th Annual Watercolor Exhibition, 1985122San Antonio Museum Association (S.A.M.A.). Juried Regional Contemporary Art Exhibition, July 6 - September 14, 1986123Watercolor '92. American Artist publication, Fall 1992124American Artist Special Issue (Pressly articles p.26, p.50-51), April 199821Texas Watercolor Society. 50 Years of Excellence, 199921Watercolor, an American Artist publication, Summer199922Tom Pressly. Charlton Art Gallery, October 5, no year22Thomas Pressly. Sol Del Rio, April 9, no yearPublications about Pressly (not related to specific exhibitions) 23Ashford, Gerald. “The Arts.” San Antonio Express-News, Sunday One, p. 26, May 2, 1971Correspondence, including any enclosures (arranged chronologically)24Stephen Doherty, Editor of American Artist, about publication, April 10, 198024Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. edited responding letter to M. Stephen Doherty,
Editor of American Artist, about publication, April 21, 198024M. Stephen Doherty, Editor of American Artist, about publication, May 12,
1980Includes
American Artist Watercolor Page introduction sheet.24Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. responding letter to M. Stephen Doherty, Editor of
American Artist, about publication, May 30, 198024M. Stephen Doherty, Editor of American Artist, about publication,
February
3, 198124Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. responding letter to M. Stephen Doherty, Editor of
American Artist, about publication, April 22, 1981Includes copy of the
article
The watercolor page. Tom Pressly, in American Artist, September
1982; handwritten over printed biography including resume; final edited
biography including resume; handwritten preliminary biography; and a list
and descriptions of “Boats of Baltimore” series.24Robin Longman, Editor of American Artist, about publication, May 18,
1982Including: photocopy of 1981 biography edited for the September
1982 publication; a copy of Pressly’s biography; and a photocopy of
American Artist, September 1982 set slug: Pressly caption sheets.24M. Stephen Doherty, Editor of American Artist, about publication
agreement (photocopy), May 28, 198225Linda Roark. The Dallas Society. Art About Town. Jean G. Wylie, Art chairman of Art About Town, May 18, 1982Includes Art About Town brochure, 1981; Art About Town Best of Show contract form; and Art About Town, Art Contract, 1982
26Thomas A. Pressly, Jr. to David Tannos about sending series of art slides, June 4, 1980Awards27"Pressly wins Art League honor." (article from unknown newspaper), not datedReference WorksExhibition catalogues collected by Pressly. Arranged alphabetically by
sponsoring institution, exhibition title and date span.
28Arkansas Art Center. 18th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, October 10 - November 9, 197529The Art Gallery Scene, April 1980210Corpus Christi Art Foundation. Annual Exhibition, 1981211Foothills Art Center, Inc. Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, August 15 - September 19, 1976212NWS (National Watercolor Society). Past President’s Invitational and All-Membership Show, 1976213San Antonio Art League. Artist of the Year. Richard Harrell Rogers, November 5 - 26, 1972214San Antonio Art League. Artist of the Year Exhibition. Ray Cox, October 12 - November 12, 1975215San Antonio Performing Arts Association. Marilyn Horne, January 29, 1984216San Antonio Watercolor Group. 7th Annual Exhibition, May 2 - 14, 1982Series D: Architectural Project Records, 1964-1974, 1984Job Files217Calvert, Jonathan. Calvert residence, 5 black and white photographs, July 26, 1969218Calvert, Richard. Calvert residence, black and white photograph, not dated219Chumney, W.T., Jr. Chumney residence, correspondence, 1974220Eisenberg, Awarol. Building, black and white photograph, not dated221Holland, J.D. Holland residence. Pike Road, San Antonio, Tex., 1972Includes: site map; survey document; Addendum No. 1: Plans and Specification; Addendum No. 2: Plans and Specification; copy of floor plan; copy of site plan; (10) 8½ x 11 b/w photographs; (14) 5½ x 8 b/w photographs; electrical handwritten note; plumbing and appliance list; pricing list; brochures: Friedrich Central Air Conditioning, Hotpoint refrigerator and freezer shopper’s guide.
222Malek, Ron. Mr. and Mrs. Malek residence. Addition and alteration. 640 Ivy Lane Terrell Hills, Tex. Specification, 1984223San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Tex. Floor plan, interior drawing, exterior photograph, 1970s223San Antonio Zoo Health Center, San Antonio, Tex. Architectural set, structural set: details and roof framing plan, 1971223San Antonio Zoo Rhinoceros House, San Antonio, Tex. Job number 7005. Architectural set, structural set: roof details, site plan, preliminary set, 1970224Straus, Joe R., Jr. Straus residence, Alamo Heights, Tex. Brochures, Marble Technics LTD. Includes pricing list. (Reference to PRESS 103), 1984225Wells, Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Wells summer house. House Beautiful p.148-153, April 1964226Wulfe residence. 3 black and white photographs, June 22, 1969Unidentified Projects227Unidentified residence. Preliminary hand drawn floor plans (includes one photocopy), not dated228Unidentified residence. Sepia photograph, not dated229Unidentified residence. 4 black and white photographs, July 26, 1969230Unidentified building. 5 black and white photographs, June 22, 1969231Unidentified residence. 9 color photographs, not datedSeries E: Drawings, 1938, 1958-1986, 1993Series AbstractThe Drawings Series, consisting of approximately 2178 sheets of mostly rolled drawings representing 240 projects, is not yet fully processed. Contact Archive staff for further information.