Typography Art | This Is the Shape of Texas | Betsy Crum
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This Is the Shape of Texas — Typography Wall Art by Betsy Crum
The words THIS IS THE SHAPE OF TEXAS, typeset so the words themselves are the shape of Texas, in warm cream on cream. That's the entire piece. Deadpan, self-evident, and somehow prouder than a flag — the kind of joke that gets funnier the longer it hangs there saying nothing else.
Betsy plays it completely straight, which is the only way this joke works.
Where It'll Work in Your House
The soft neutrals go anywhere — an entryway, a hallway, an office, a gallery wall that needed one quiet laugh among the loud pieces. The square format tucks in where rectangles won't, and it's one of the easiest Texas gifts to hand over, since nobody has ever needed it explained.
Betsy Crum, working in Texas. Original family artwork, printed to order — more of Betsy's typography here. It's a standing pick among our graduation gifts.
You can leave Texas; the shape follows you around. More sentences worth framing in typography art and Texas quotes, a full care package in homesick Texan gifts, and the Be Nice sign covering the state's other motto.
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.
Any 3 prints, 20% off at checkout — mix & match sizes.
Hangs as a set of 3The Texas Set3 prints from $120 · 20% under the singles
Product FAQ
Does the Shape of Texas joke ever get old?
It ages like the state itself — the longer it hangs there saying nothing else, the funnier the commitment gets.
What room suits cream-on-cream?
Every room — that's the trick. Entryways, offices, hallways, and gallery walls all take the soft neutrals without argument.
Who's the Shape of Texas print a gift for?
Texans leaving, Texans arriving, and Texans staying put — plus the out-of-state friend who needs the geography explained gently.
What completes the typography pair?
The Be Nice sign — geography and philosophy, the two documents every Texas home ratifies eventually.
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.