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Vance Kirkland
Vance Hall Kirkland (November 3, 1904 – May 24, 1981) was a painter and educator in Denver, Colorado. His paintings, from 1926 to 1981, range from realist and impressionist watercolors, to surrealist deadwood worlds, to abstract expressionist mixtures of oil paint and water to richly textured dot paintings in oil. Commenting on Kirkland's works from 1954 to 1981, the director of the Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, Lóránd Hegyi, stated, “... in his later work, he developed a visionary art which mystically empathized with the entire universe, gave cosmic universality visual form in explosive images and used panel painting to convey the perpetually changing state of the universe.” After his death Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art was founded in his name. Biography Vance Hall Kirkland was born in Convoy, Ohio on November 3, 1904. Hall was his mother's maiden name, which he dropped after the first few years of painting. He attended the Cleveland School of Art, rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convoy, Ohio
Convoy is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Van Wert County, Ohio, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,085 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is included in the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Convoy was platted in 1854. It was named after Convoy, County Donegal, Convoy, Ireland, the native home of a first settler. A post office called Convoy has been in operation since 1872. The village was incorporated in 1874. Geography Convoy is located at (40.916397, -84.705474). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,085 people, 411 households, and 277 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 459 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.2% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.4% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.2% Native Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |