Fort Worth Art | Carshons Deli Print | Betsy Crum

Fort Worth's iconic Southside deli under a moody, low Texas sky — a corner institution painted like a landmark.

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Carshons Deli — Fort Worth art print by Betsy Crum in a carved wood frame

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7 FT SOFA (REFERENCE) 8×10" 11×14" 16×20" 18×24" 24×36"

All prints ship unframed. Rectangular and square prints fit standard frame sizes.

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Moody Fort Worth Art for a Kitchen or Dining Room

Carshons is a longtime delicatessen on Fort Worth's Near Southside, and Betsy Crum gives it the treatment usually reserved for a courthouse: the building squared up under a brooding sky, all drama and memory. It is a love letter to old Fort Worth and to the neighborhood institutions that quietly hold a city together.

Where It'll Work in Your House

The low, dark sky makes it strong dining room wall art under lamplight, and it works just as well as kitchen wall art, in a study, or in a bar area. Hung with the other Southside prints it builds a gallery wall of places rather than pictures, and it makes a meaningful housewarming gift for a regular.

A good pastrami deserves a moody sky. Order another round of Texas wall art, see more from Betsy Crum, or send one to someone who left with homesick Texan gifts.

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 paint a deli under a stormy sky?

Because that's how memory works. Betsy gave this Near Southside institution the dramatic treatment usually saved for grand landmarks — the mood tells you the corner matters.

Would it work in a dining room?

That's its natural habitat. A deli painting near the table just feels right, and the moody palette keeps it a long way from kitchen kitsch.

What occasions is it suited to?

It's a favorite for folks who grew up eating at Carshons — birthdays, retirements, or a welcome-home for a Southsider moving back. Food memories make the most personal gifts.

Which other prints sit well beside it?

The Paris Coffee Shop and Massey's prints are its natural kin — three Fort Worth eating institutions that make a fine dining-wall trio.

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.