. ▁Another ▁possible ▁explanation ▁of ▁her ▁decrease ▁in ▁activity ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁became ▁difficult ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁" re con cile ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁rural ▁coun tr ys ide ▁with ▁the ▁growing ▁urban ▁character ▁of ▁Dallas ". ▁ ▁Her ▁art ▁always ▁remained ▁deeply ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Texas ▁identity : ▁" Under lying ▁the ▁work ▁and ▁reflected ▁in ▁all ▁its ▁manifest ations ▁is ▁a ▁clearly ▁defined ▁purpose : ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁v ivid , ▁permanent ▁record ▁of ▁those ▁phases ▁of ▁south western ▁life ▁which ▁even ▁now ▁are ▁disappear ing ". ▁Before ▁she ▁died , ▁Mc Cl ung ▁gave ▁several ▁of ▁her ▁paint ings ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁death s ▁Category : P ain ters ▁from ▁Texas ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁Texas ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Category : American ▁women ▁pain ters ▁Category : Art ▁educ ators ▁Category : American ▁women ▁print m akers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁pain ters ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁print m akers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁women ▁artists ▁Category : P ain ters ▁from ▁Missouri ▁Category : Art ists ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁West ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dallas <0x0A> </s> ▁Ph alo e ▁p yst e ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁in ▁the ▁sub family ▁Ar ct i inae . ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Herbert ▁Dru ce ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 .