A New Visual Vocabulary: Developments in Texas Modernism from 1935-1965 July 18 – October 8, 2014
A New Visual Vocabulary: Developments in Texas Modernism from 1935-1965
On View: Friday, July 18 - Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Viewing Hours: Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Location: One Allen Center, Lobby Level Gallery 500 Dallas Street, Houston, Texas 77002 Cover Images, clockwise from top left: Dave McManaway, Jomo Gift, Richard Stout, Time After Time, Ruth Pershing Uhler, Earth Rhythms #2 1
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“Texas might have been one of the last states of the Union where a person could expect to find a vital current of modernist painting and sculpture in the mid-twentieth century. Texas popular taste in art, like the majority of Americans, favored traditional modes. Modern art originated in Europe, a fact that seems antithetical to the independent spirit of Texas, with its historic struggles against foreign intervention. Yet the same Texas that encouraged political independence and free-spirited citizens turned out to be fertile ground for an autonomous spirit in sculpture and painting. For centuries, Texas has been shaped by the geologic characteristics of its land as well as by the rugged determination of those who choose to inhabit it. The state’s vast geography and secessionary zeal allowed artists to work in whatever style of art they pleased. Many drew literal and metaphoric inspiration from the land; still others abandoned any semblance of mimetic representation. Some Texas modernists were indeed independent-minded and passionate, embodying a new incarnation of the Texas myth." - Adapted from Katie Robinson Edwards, Ph.D., Midcentury Modern Art in Texas (University of Texas Press, 2014).
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Artist
Title
Date
Medium
Dimensions (in.) Retail
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Adickes, David
Still Life for Ann Holmes
1957
pen, ink and oil on canvas
24 x 16
$4,000
2
Bomar, Bill
West Immage
c.1965
oil on canvas
10 x 14
$2,500
3
Bott, Harvey
Traceries
1965
acrylic on scored and etched MDF
24 x 19
POR
4
Boynton, Jack
Drawing Five
1959
pencil on paper
10 x 7
$1,000
5
Boynton, Jack
Untitled Drawing 1
1959
graphite
7.75 x 6.5
$1,000
6
Boynton, Jack
Untitled Drawing 2
1959
graphite
8.75 x 6
$1,000
7
Brants, Cynthia
Still life with Bones
1946
oil on canvas
19 x 32
POR
8
Bywaters, Jerry
Mexican Mother, Ed. 2/50
1936
lithograph
16 x 12.5
$2,800
9
Collins, Lowell
Oyster Shucker
1946
oil on canvas
30 x 24
NFS
10
Condon, Bill
Cathedral
1966
oil on canvas
36 x 24
$4,800
11
Culwell, Ben
Untitled 56-2
1956
mixed media on board
20.75 x 44.75
$9,500
12
Dolejska, Frank
As Never
1938
oil on masonite
15.5 x 16.5
NFS
13
Dozier, Otis
Grasshopper & Rooster
1945
oil on masonite
18 x 24
POR
14
Eades, Luis
Iguana in my Backyard
1956
casein on paper
11.5 x 17.5
$1,200
15
Edelman, Don
Still Life
1953
oil on board
19.75 x 25.75
$4,800
16
Fearing, Kelly
Little Gold Bird
1961
gold leaf and watercolor
10 x 12.5
$1,200
17
Fearing, Kelly
Saint with Lion
c.1947
mixed media
14 x 10
$1,800
18
Fogel, Seymour
Buzzard
1953
oil on masonite
20 x 24
$7,500
19
Fogel, Seymour
Untitled (Angel verso)
1954
mixed media on masonite
22 x 43
$9,500
20
Frary, Michael
Construction on the Beach
c.1955
oil on masonite
17.5 x 23.5
$10,000
21
Freed, Frank
Picasso
1957
oil on canvas board
10 x 8
$2,600
22
Fridge, Roy
Wood Construction
c.1965
mixed media
12.5 x 10 x 4
NFS
23
Gadbois, Henri
White Sands
1954
oil on canvas
24 x 34
$4,200
24
Guerin, John
Landscape (By the Coast)
c.1964
oil on canvas
20 x 25
$2,800
25
Helfensteller, Veronica Earthquake
c.1948
watercolor
11 x 9.5
$2,400
26
Hood, Dorothy
To the Macrocosm
c.1960
oil on canvas
60 x 50
POR
27
Johnson, Lucas
Untitled (People Looking Up)
1970
mixed media on paper
22 x 34
$4,200
28
Kinzinger, Edmund
Young Girl
1938
oil on board
26 x 22
$3,800
29
Lea, Stanley
Antiques
c.1954
oil on canvas board
18 x 24
$2,600
30
Lester, William
Going for Bait
1957
oil on linen
44 x 30
POR
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Title
Date
Medium
Dimensions (in.) Retail
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Love, Jim
Milk Bottles with Utters
c.1960
bronze
12 x 10 x 4
NFS
32
Maxwell, Paul
Untitled (Blue Bottles)
1966
oil on canvas
25 x 30
$2,500
33
McConnell, Leila
Eclipse in Blue
1968
oil on canvas
24 x 24
$2,200
34
McManaway, Dave
Jomo Gift
c.1965
mixed media
9 x 9.5 x 4
NFS
35
Mears, Herb
Still Life
c.1961
oil on canvas
28 x 75
$8,500
36
Mood, Martha
Safari #9
c.1965-1970 tapestry
89 x 64
$5,000
37
Morris, Robert
Floaters
c.1969
acrylic on board
8 x 10
$1,100
38
Phenix, Harold
Roma
c.1970
watercolor
19.5 x 13.5
$3,800
39
Preusser, Robert
Organic Structures
1938
oil on panel
11.5 x 13.5
$5,000
40
Preusser, Robert
Unknown Location
c.1930s
oil on masonite
8 x 10
$4,200
41
Reily, Bill
Bird and Fish
1952
casein on paper
18 x 23
$4,000
42
Reily, Bill
Scarecrows in a Field
1958
mixed media
14 x 21
$2,600
43
Schiwetz, E.M. “Buck”
Market, New Orleans
c.1955
pastel on paper
13.5 x 17
$7,500
44
Snowden, Chester
Untitled - Factory
c.1960
oil on board
18 x 24
$2,500
45
Spruce, Everett
Peak & Canyon
1956
oil on board
22 x 24
POR
46
Staley, Earl
Abstract Landscape I
1961
mixed media on board
16 x 14
$1,300
47
Staley, Earl
Abstract Landscape II
1961
mixed media on board
18 x 14
$1,300
48
Stout, Richard
Time after Time
1962
oil on canvas
70 x 52
$9,000
49
Sullivan, Stella
Portrait of McCracken
1957
oil on canvas
30 x 24
$3,500
50
Travis, Olin
Barn Near Garland, Texas
c.1950
oil on canvasboard
12 x 16
$7,500
51
Trotter, McKie
Nocturnal
c.1959
casein on masonite
48 x 21
$6,800
52
Uhler, Ruth Pershing
Earth Rhythms #2
c.1935-36
oil on canvas
20 x 24
SOLD
53
Utter, Bror
Men at Work
1950
gouache on paper
20 x 16
$6,500
54
Williams, Charles T.
Cowboy
1949
wood and copper
22.5 x 16 x 16
NFS
55
Williams, Charles T.
Family Group
1959
cast bronze
31 x 27 x 7.7
NFS
56
Wray, Dick
No Good Black Magic
1962
mixed media
16.25 x 20.25
$7,000
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1. David Adickes, Still Life for Ann Holmes, 1957, pen ink and oil on canvas, 24 x 16 inches.
2. Bill Bomar, West Immage, c.1965, oil on canvas, 10 x 14 inches.
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3. Harvey Bott, Traceries, 1965, acrylic on scored and etched MDF board, 24 x 19 inches.
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4. Jack Boynton, Drawing Five, 1959, graphite, 10 x 7 inches.
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5. Jack Boynton, Untitled Drawing 1, 1959, graphite, 7.75 x 6.5 inches.
6. Jack Boynton, Untitled Drawing 2, 1959, graphite, 8.75 x 6 inches.
7. Cynthia Brants, Still life with Bones, 1946, oil on canvas, 19 x 32 inches.
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8. Jerry Bywaters, Mexican Mother, 1936, ed. 2 of 50, lithograph, 16.5 x 12.5 inches.
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9. Lowell Collins, Oyster Shucker, 1946, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches.
10. Bill Condon, Cathedral, 1966, oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches.
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11. Ben Culwell, Untitled 56-2, 1956, mixed media on board, 20.75 x 44.75 inches.
12. Frank Dolejska, As Ever, 1938, oil on masonite, 15.5 x 16.5 inches.
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13. Otis Dozier, Rooster and Grasshoppers, 1945, oil on masonite, 18 x 24 inches.
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14. Luis Eades, Iguana in my Backyard, 1956, casein on paper, 11.5 x 17.5 inches.
15. Don Edelman, Still Life, 1953, oil on canvas, 19.75 x 25.75 inches.
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16. Kelly Fearing, Little Gold Bird, 1961, gold leaf and watercolor, 10 x 12.5 inches.
17. Kelly Fearing, Saint with a Lion, c.1947, mixed media, 14 x 10 inches.
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18. Seymour Fogel, Buzzards, 1953, encaustic on board, 20 x 24 inches.
19. Fogel, Untitled (Angel verso), 1954, mixed media on masonite, 22 x 43 inches.
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20. Michael Frary, Construction on the Beach, oil on masonite, 17.75 x 23.75 inches.
21. Frank Freed, Picasso, 1957, oil on canvas board, 10 x 8 inches.
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22. Roy Fridge, Wood Construction, c.1965, mixed media, 12.5 x 10 x 4 inches.
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23. Henri Gadbois, White Sands, 1954, oil on canvas, 24 x 34 inches.
24. John Guerin, Landscape (By the Coast), c.1964, oil on canvas, 20 x 25 inches.
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25. Veronica Helfensteller, Earthquake, c.1948, watercolor, 11 x 9.5 inches.
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26. Dorothy Hood, To the Macrocosm, c.1960, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 inches.
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27. Lucas Johnson, Untitled (People Looking Up), 1970, mixed media on paper, 22 x 34 inches.
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28. Edmund Kinzinger, Young Girl, 1938, oil on board, 26 x 22 inches.
29. Stanley Lea, Antiques, c.1954, oil on canvas board, 18 x 24 inches.
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30. William Lester, Going for Bait, 1957, oil on linen, 44 x 30 inches.
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31. Jim Love, Milk Bottle with Utters, c.1960, 12 x 10 x 4 inches.
32. Paul Maxwell, Untitled (Blue Bottles), 1966, oc, 25 x 30 inches.
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33. Leila McConnell, Eclipse in Blue, 1968, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches.
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34. Dave McManaway, Jomo Gift, c.1965, mixed media, 9 x 9.5 x 4 inches.
35. Herb Mears, Still Life, c.1961, oil on canvas, 28 x 75 inches.
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36. Martha Mood, Safari #3, c.1965-70, tapestry, 89 x 64 inches.
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37. Robert Morris, Floaters, c.1969, acrylic on board, 8 x 10 inches.
38. Harold Phenix, Roma, c.1970, watercolor, 19.5 x 13.5 inches.
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39. Robert Preusser, Location Unknown, c.1930, oil on panel, 8 x 10 inches.
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40. Robert Preusser, Organic Forms, 1938, oil on panel, 11.5 x 13.5 inches.
41. Bill Reily, Bird and Fish, 1952, casein on paper, 18 x 23 inches.
42. Bill Reily, Scarecrows in a Field, 1958, mixed media, 14 x 21 inches.
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43. E.M.”Buck” Schiwetz, Market, New Orleans, c.1955, pastel, 13.5 x 17 inches.
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44. Chester Snowden, Untitled - Factory, c.1960, oil on board, 18 x 24 inches.
45. Everett Spruce, Peak & Canyon, 1956, oil on board, 22 x 24 inches.
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46. Earl Staley, Abstract Landscape I, 1961, mixed media on board, 16 x 14 inches.
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47. Earl Staley, Abstract Landscape II, 1961, mixed media on board, 18 x 14 inches.
48. Richard Stout, Time After Time, 1962, oil on canvas, 70 x 52 inches.
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49. Stella Sullivan, Portrait of David Moncrief, 1952, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches.
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50. Olin Travis, Barn near Garland, Texas, c.1950, oil on canvas board, 12 x 16 inches.
51. McKie Trotter, Nocturnal, c.1959, casein on masonite, 48 x 21 inches.
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52. Ruth Pershing Uhler, Earth Rhythms #2, c.1935-36, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches.
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53. Bror Utter, Men at Work, 1950, gouache on paper, 20 x 16 inches.
54. Charles T. Williams, Cowboy, 1949, wood and copper, 22.5 x 16 x 16 inches.
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55. Charles T. Williams, Family Group, 1959, cast bronze, 31 x 27 x 7.5 inches. 39
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56. Dick Wray, No Good Black Magic, 1962, mixed media, 16.25 x 20.25 inches.
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