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Houston Nicknames Typography Art by Betsy Crum
Houston is one of those towns you either love or you love arguing about — and this typography print stacks up the names the city has earned along the way. Betsy grew up in East Texas with her radio locked on KRBE 104.1, taping the late-night songs Houston played that never made it out to the Pineywoods, and that big-city pull never left the work. It's houston art for the people who know every nickname has a story: NASA gave it Space City, the bayous named it themselves, and the rest the city earned one era at a time. Texas Strong, Houston Strong — Texas forever.
Where It'll Work in Your House
Typography this bold belongs where people gather — a kitchen, a bar cart wall, an entryway, or an office that claims its hometown. Pair it with the Houston State of Mind flag or Carl Crum's Houston Streets grid for a Bayou City gallery wall, and it makes an easy gift for homesick Houstonians. More in Houston art prints, more words on walls in quotes wall art, and the wider state in Texas wall art.
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.
Houston Nicknames
Fine Art Print by Betsy Crum
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- Signed by hand
- Archival paper
- Ships in 3–5 days
- Standard frame sizes
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Product FAQ
What Houston nicknames are on the print?
H-Town, Space City, Bayou City, Clutch City, Screwston, and more — the names the city earned one era at a time.
Where did the nicknames come from?
NASA gave it Space City, the bayous named it themselves, the Rockets' championships made Clutch City, and Houston hip-hop coined Screwston — every name has a story.
Where does typography art like this hang?
Where people gather — a kitchen, bar cart wall, entryway, or an office that claims its hometown.
Who made it?
Betsy Crum, who grew up in East Texas taping Houston radio off KRBE. Original family artwork, printed to order.
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.