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Hunting Art Prize
The Hunting Art Prize is awarded annually to an artist for excellence in drawing and painting. The prize of $50,000, sponsored by Hunting plc, was established in the United Kingdom in 1981 and was mostly awarded to British artists before relocating to Houston in 2006. Since then it has been awarded to Texas artists. Prizewinners Texas *2016: Padaric Kolander for "''You Step In''" (drawing) *2015: Kevin Peterson for "''Fire''" (painting) *2014: Winston Lee Mascarenhas for "''Rite of Spring''" (painting) *2013: Marshall K. Harris for "''"Round Up" B.F. Smith & Son Saddlery Circa 1940-1942''" (graphite drawing) *2012: Michael Bise for "''Children''" (graphite drawing) *2011: Leigh Anne Lester for "''Mutant Spectre''" *2010: Lane Hagood for "''Books I Have Possessed''" (painting) *2009: Robyn O’Neil for "''A death, a fall, a march: toward a better world ''" *2008: Wendy Wagner for "''I Hope I'm Dreaming''" (painting) *2007: Michael Tole for "''Untitled (Woman)''" *2006: Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunting Plc
Hunting plc is a British-based supplier to the oil and gas industry. Some 27% of the business is owned by the Hunting family. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was founded in 1874 by Charles Hunting, a veterinary surgeon, as a shipping business. The business, originally known as ''Hunting & Pattison'', was managed by the founder's son, Charles Samuel Hunting, and comprised two sailing ships, the ''Genii'' and the ''Sylvia''. In the 1890s the company invested in oil tankers and became a tanker broker. In the 1930s and 1940s, it diversified into aircraft maintenance and manufacturing as well as air transport, establishing Hunting Aircraft in 1944 by the purchase of Percival Aircraft: this business was absorbed into the British Aircraft Corporation in 1960. At the end of 1945, Hunting entered the airline business and established Hunting Air Travel Ltd, a business headquartered at Luton Airport. The new airline began commercial operations from Bovin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |