Dallas Art | Dallas State of Mind | Betsy Crum

Steinbeck called Texas a state of mind and an obsession. Dallas heard that and decided it applied double, then built something tall to prove it.

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Dallas State of Mind — Dallas art print by Betsy Crum in a square carved wood frame

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Dallas Texas Wall Art by Betsy Crum

The type is heavy black letterpress capitals, roughened at the edges, sitting over a weathered Texas flag on scraped cream. Dallas is the skyline coming up out of flat prairie with nothing in front of it to soften the arrival, which is the whole point. It is Central Expressway at 5:40, heat still coming up off the concrete at nine at night in August, a Fletcher's corny dog eaten walking under Big Tex, and White Rock on a Saturday with half the city going the other direction around it. The flag colors are faded and dusty here, not glossy. Dallas can do polished on its own time; this print does not.

Hang it over a bar, in an office, or in a stairwell. The rest of the city is in Dallas art prints, and the whole series lines up in Texas wall art.

Betsy Crum, working in Texas. Original family artwork, printed to order.

Fine Art Prints Made in Fort Worth, Texas

Since 1996, Crum Art has created original art, paintings, and fine art prints in Fort Worth, showing and selling work at hundreds of art shows across Texas.

Print Details

  • Museum-grade giclee: archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper
  • Unframed and sized to fit standard frames
  • Studio-made, artist-signed prints only available directly from Crum Art

Made in Texas.

Made with love. Signed by hand. Shipped with care. Hung with joy.

Product FAQ

Why is nothing on this print glossy?

Because Dallas can do polished on its own time. The flag colors here are faded and dusty and the black capitals are roughened at the edges.

Which wall does Dallas want?

Over a bar, in an office, or in a stairwell. It reads from a distance, which suits a city whose skyline comes up out of flat prairie with nothing in front of it.

Does it work as a closing gift?

It is one of the easier ones, along with housewarmings. It also travels well to anyone who moved off and still watches the Cowboys out of obligation.

Can I build a wall out of these?

That is what the series is for. Thirteen Texas towns, same treatment, so a group of three or five lines up without any fuss.

Will this look like an original painting or a print?

Crum Art takes the scanning and photographing of original paintings seriously — we work to capture the texture of the canvas or paper the original was created on, so that texture shows through in the print. Combined with the cotton rag paper’s own subtle surface and the hand-signing, many customers say they cannot tell if it’s an original or a print. That’s intentional. These are not flat digital reproductions — they are fine art prints that carry the soul of the original.

What sizes does this print come in?

Our fine art prints are available in standard rectangle and square sizes. Rectangles: 8x10 unframed matted to 11x14, 11x14 unframed, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Squares: 8x8 unframed matted to 12x12, 12x12 unframed, 16x16, 20x20, and 24x24. Each size ships ready to frame, making it easy to find the right fit for your wall.

How do I make a gallery wall with art prints?

Start with an anchor piece and build outward — many Crum Art prints are part of series designed to group together as a statement gallery wall, or hang individually as standalone pieces. Since every image is sized to fit standard frames, mixing sizes is easy: lay the arrangement out on the floor first, keep about two to three inches between frames, and center the whole grouping at eye level.