Marfa, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 34 designs made from Marfa's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Marfa Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Marfa Landmarks Photo Poster | from $40 |
| Marfa Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Marfa Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Marfa Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Marfa Town Line Mug | from $26 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon
Nine local landmarks, archival matte
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
Marfa was founded in the early 1880s as a railroad water stop. Landmarks include Marfa lights, Chinati Foundation and Blackwell School. Marfa is the birthplace of Robert Jay Mathews, neo-Nazi.
Population 2010: 1,981 → 2020: 1,788
From Wikidata (CC0).
Marfa was founded in the early 1880s as a railroad water stop. The town was named "Marfa" (Russian for "Martha") at the suggestion of the wife of a railroad executive. Although some historians have hypothesized that the name came from a character in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov, Marfa was actually named after Marfa Strogoff, a character in Jules Verne's novel Michael Strogoff. According to Sterry Butcher of the Texas Monthly, a writer researched the Karamazov story and deemed it false, but did not receive any letters to the editor after he submitted the story to the newspaper, so "No one cared. The story we had suited Marfa just fine."
The Marfa Army Air Field served as a training facility for several thousand pilots during World War II, including the American actor Robert Sterling, before closing in 1945. The base was also used as the training ground for many of the United States Army's chemical mortar battalions.
Marfa experienced economic issues after the war ended and after a drought impaired agricultural output. Artist Donald Judd arrived in 1973 and began buying properties to renovate, which resulted in bohemian interest in the community. In 2012, Vanity Fair described it as a "playground" for "art-world pioneers and pilgrims".
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Marfa, Texas, revision 1385267715 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Marfa sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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10 free coloring pages of Marfa, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Marfa's population was 1,788 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 1,981 in 2010.
Blackwell School
Marfa lights
Chinati Foundation
El Paisano Hotel