When Howard Post, the famous Western painter, was around 4 years old his family moved into a house near the Catalina Foothills in northern Tucson, Arizona. It was there he learned to ride horses, raise cattle and where his interest in art took hold. Now, decades later, the home is once again filled with art as the headquarters for SculptureTucson. 
Visitors at the Post House for an open house and reception on January 31 in Tucson, Arizona.
The home, now known as the historic Post House, was built in the 1940s. The Post family moved into it in the early 1950s. Howard Post’s parents lived in it until they passed away in the 1990s, after which Howard’s brother lived in it with his family for a decade. The property was eventually sold to Pima County, who turned it into Brandi Fenton Memorial Park.
“We needed a headquarters so we’re now renting the home for our nonprofit, and it’s worked out really great so far,” says SculptureTucson director Ryan Hill. “It’s a really great coincidence that it was once the home of an artist. What’s really interesting to us is that we know of Howard Post as a sculptor, even though most people know him as a painter.”
A bird’s-eye view of the Post House sits on the fireplace mantle during a reception hosted by SculptureTucson.
The organization held an open house and reception at the Post House on January 31 and Howard Post was the special guest. “I have a lot of great memories in the house,” Howard says. “It was a gallery for six months back in 1966—that was my first year of art school. I remember driving my mother nuts with all those nudes hanging around. I was so proud of them, though, because that was the only thing I had at the time were those life drawings.”
Even Marilyn, Howard’s wife, has memories of the house since that’s where Howard was living when they met. “I think it’s a great honor that it’s still being used for art,” she says. “It’s an old home and there hasn’t been a lot that’s been changed, but it’s wonderful it’s going to be used in this way.”
SculptureTucson’s next event is the SculptureTucson Festival Show and Sale on April 4 and 5 at nearby Brandi Fenton Memorial Park. For more information visit www.sculpturetucson.org. 
Built in the 1940s, the Post House was the childhood home of painter Howard Post. Today it is the headquarters for SculptureTucson.
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