Eugene Thurston (1896-1993) a mainstay of the El Paso Arts community for more than 70 years, was a teacher, community organizer, family man as well as a master landscape painter whose works brought out the beauty of the area's mountains. Eugene Thurston: Master Painter of the Southwest celebrates his life and work in 190 art-packed pages. The book also delves ito the history of Early El Paso Art, including works by many of Thurston's contemporaries.