Chandor Gardens Foundation

Joe Strain, recently a docent at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, portrays world famed western artist and sculptor Charlie Russell and his Muse, Nancy.  Mr. Strain is an authority on the Russell’s, and brings to life in riveting detail the challenging upbringing and lives of these pioneers of both art and the West.

Tickets are available at the Gardens or here through Eventbrite.

The focus of the Chandor Gardens Foundation is to preserve the heritage of the Gardens and work with the City of Weatherford to further develop the Chandor property, in keeping with Douglas Chandor's artistic vision.

Douglas Chandor is one of the great portrait artists of the 20th Century.  Five of his paintings are on display in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.  His portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt is displayed in the White House, and his coronation portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, graces the British Embassy in Washington, DC.

His passion for gardening and his artistry intertwined to be beautifully expressed in the gardens he created and named, White Shadows. After the untimely death of Douglas in 1953, his wife, Ina, paid tribute to him by changing the name to Chandor Gardens.

Today, Chandor Gardens is a destination unto itself. It is the location of joyous events, memory-making occasions and pleasant wanderings.