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Everett Spruce
Everett Franklin Spruce (December 25, 1908 – October 18, 2002) was a painter, museum professional, and arts educator based in Texas. He was widely recognized as one of the earliest regional visual artists to have embraced modernism in his interpretations of the Southwestern aesthetic. As a member of the Dallas Nine, he contributed to developing a stylistic lexicon that captured realistic and unidealized perspectives of the region, shifting away from the “Old South” view of Texas. Regional nature dominated his oeuvre, and a wide array of artistic movements, music, and literature influenced his renderings of it. Early life Spruce was born to William Everett and Fannie May Spruce, as the oldest of six, in Holland, Arkansas, a small town near Conway. When he was three, his family moved to Adams Mountain, where his father grew apples and peaches. Spending time atop the mountain in rural Arkansas sparked his curiosity for the natural world and he claimed that sketching landsc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Art Institute
The Dallas Art Institute (1926-1946) was the first art school to offer instruction in a variety of fields in the southern United States. It was founded in 1926 by artists Olin H. Travis and Kathryne Hail Travis and operated until it was closed by the Dallas Museum of Art Trustee, trustees in 1946. History The Dallas Art Institute was founded in 1926 in downtown Dallas, Texas. The founders, artists Olin H. Travis, Olin Travis and his wife Kathryne Hail Travis, had just returned to Olin's hometown of Dallas after receiving arts educations at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Inspired by what they learned there, they were eager to encourage the local art scene by founding the first institution to offer a variety of arts courses in the south. Travis served as director of the Art Institute from its founding in 1926 until 1941. In 1930, the Dallas Art Institute secured Nonprofit organization, non-profit status in moving to the grounds of the Civic Federation of Dallas, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
