twentieth annual texas painting and sculpture exhibition catalogue

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Dallas Museum of Art Ubrary 10- .- THE ANNUAL TEXAS PAINTING AND SCULPTURE tXHIBIT, 1958 SPONSORED BY Dallas Museum of Fine Art s-Museum of Fine Arts of Houston-The San Antonio Art League ALSO EXHIBITING: Beaumont Art Museum-Texas Fine Arts Association-San Angelo Art Club

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The 20th Annual Texas Painting and Sculpture Exhibition was held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts from 4 October to 16 Novmeber 16 1958.

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Page 1: Twentieth Annual Texas Painting and Sculpture Exhibition catalogue

Dallas Museum of Art Ubrary10- . -

THE

ANNUALTEXASPAINTINGANDSCULPTUREtXHIBIT, 1958

SPONSORED BY Dallas Museum of Fine Arts-Museum of FineArts of Houston-The San Antonio Art League

ALSO EXHIBITING: Beaumont Art Museum-Texas Fine ArtsAssociation-San Angelo Art Club

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Dallas Museutn"

of Art LOblfary

THE th TEXAS ANNUALAssembled by the DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINEARTS for the STATE FAIR OF TEXAS

EXHIBITION CALENDAR

Dallas Museum of Fine ArtsOctober 4 through November 16, 1958

The San Antonio Art League, Witte MemorialMuseum

November 30 through December 28, 1958

Texas Fine Arts Association, LagunaGloria Gallery, Austin

January 5 through February I, 1959

Beaumont Art MuseumFebruary 8 through March 1, 1959

San Angelo Art ClubMarch 8 through 29, 1959

Museum of Fine Arts of HoustonApril 5 through 19, 1959

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THE JURY

Emily Genauer, art critic for the New YorkHerald Tribune viewing Will iamLester's "Up Barton Creek",

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REP 0 RT

OFT HE

JURY

Judging the 20th Annual Exhibition of Texas Painting and Sculpture has been rewardingto me forat least two reasons. It gave me the opportunity, ofgreat importance to the criticwho would know how artists about the country are working and thinking, to observe thisat first hand, before their efforts have been sifted by other jurors' eyes. It also enabledme, because of the immense diversity of works submitted, to reaffirm the critical positionto which I have always held firmly, that quality is to be found in many kinds of art.

I daresay it would have been more difficult to prove this in a show held in New York.There the influence of the art market and of fashionable taste isapparently stronger thanin Texas. Here it was deeply gratifying to find that painters have not, for instance, beenfrightened to depict the human figure. This does not mean that I found Texas artists lessaware of new directions or less experimental in their efforts. They seem, rather, to use thenew ideas to express a basically romantic approach to nature and to life in general; and Iencountered this so frequently. It may, indeed, be a truer regional characteristic than theaggressive, assertive approach so commonly ascribed to Texans. But then, I'm not aTexan, and it's the approach to lifeand art that I respond to most warmly.

The works I singled out for prizes, for instance, range from the purely abstract to thequite literal. Yet, in all of them, I think, there are certain common denominators. Theartists' inspiration began with a lyrical image of or reaction to nature. It was projected interms revealing unquestionable technical competence. The artists employed their physicalmaterials with obvious sensuous pleasure, put them together in carefully organized forms.All this adds up toa combination of the rational and the emotional that has always givenme my greatest satisfaction in the contemplation of works ofart. The other quality I lookfor-and it's a rarer one-is freshness of vision. This will explain the inclusion of certainitems where technique was not quite what it might have been, and the exclusion of somethat were competently butalso justa little too glibly done.

Inthe final analysis, because I picked it, this istoacertain extent my exhibition as well asthat ofthe artists ofTexas. I'mrather proud of it, and I hope the people ofTexas will be, too.

EMILY GENAUER

Art Critic, New York Herald Tribune

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RICHARD L. LANE, "Inlet"

PURCHASES

Julian Onderdonk Memorial Purchase Prize, $750, given by the San AntonioArt League for its permanent collection

RICHARD L LANE, Dallas "Inlet", oil

State Fair of Texas Purchase, $500, for the permanent collection of theDallas Museum of Fine Arts

McKIE TROTTER, Fort Worth "Earthscape No.6", oil

State Fair of Texas Purchase, $500, for the permanent collection of theDallas Museum of Fine Arts

CECIL L CASEBIER; San Antonio "Boy Climbing", oil

Museum of Fine Arts of Houston Purchase, $300PAT COLVILLE, Houston "Before the Race", oil

Chance Vought Aircraft Incorporated Purchase, $300, for the permanentcollection of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts

GLENN ALLEN GALAWAY, Dallas "Incantation", oil

Auto Convoy Company of Dallas Purchase, $250, for the permanent collectionof the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts

OLIVE PEMBERTON, Fort Worth "Mid-summer", casein

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AWARDS

Fort Worth Art Association Award of $150DAVID CARGILL, Beaumont. ; "The Three Graces", bronze

Foley's of Houston Award of $100BERT REES, Austin "Cogitoergosum", oil

Museum of Fine Arts of Houston Award of $100*MARC MOLDAWER, Houston "Star-crossed", oil

Museum of Fine Arts of Houston Award of $100*JOHN GUERIN, Austin "Flood Tide", oil

Pollock Paper Corporation Award of$100JACK FLETCHER, San Antonio "Sun Screen", collage

Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation Award of $100RUTH TEARS, Dallas " White to Move", oil

Beaumont Art Museum Award of $100KEN BYLER, Dallas "Dying Bird", oil

* Donated by Humble Oil &Refining Company of Houston

CECIL L. CASEBIER, "Boy Cl imbing"

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PAT COLVILLE, "Before theRace"

THEEXHIBITION

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J. COLEMAN AKIN, Austin1. "Last Charge", bronze &silver

WILLIAM A. BERRY, Longview2. "Street of the Searchers", oil3. "Paestum", oil

DEAN P. BLOODGOOD, Austin4. "Sic Transit", oil

BILL BOMAR, Fort Worth5. "Blue Rain", watercolor

JAMES BOYNTON, Houston6. "Giant", oil

CYNTHIA BRANTS, Fort Worth7. "The Juggler", oil

ETHEL BRODNAX, Dallas8. "High Noon", oil

EDWARD C. BROWN, Arlington9. "Mother & Child", wood

10. "Climbers", terracotta

JOHNNY W. BROWN, Mansfield11. "Three Red Boats", oil

MARB BROWN, Dallas12. "Penny Laggers", oil

DAVID BROWNLOW, Fort Worth13. "Timber Line", oil

BLOSSOM F. BURNS, Austin14. "Dream Song", wood

KEN BYLER, Dallas15. "Dying Bird", oil

EMILIO CABALLERO, Canyon16. "Nebulosidad", oil

DAVID CARGILL, Beaumont17. "The Three Graces", bronze

PATRICIA CARGILL, Beaumont18. "Afternoon", casein

FREDERICK CARTER, EI Paso19. "Night Performance", oil

CECIL LANG CASEBIER, San Antonio20. "Boy Climbing", oil

MILDRED COCKE, San Antonio21. "Moonlight", oil

PAT COLVILLE, Houston22. "Before the Race", oil

L1LLlANA CULLEN, Dallas23. "Study for Rima's Head",

Tennessee marble

LARRY CULP, Arlington24. "Petulant Child", fiberglass

SCOTTY DARR, Dallas25. "White Rock Lake", oil &lacquer

GORDON DEATS, Houston26. "Least of These", brass & steel

WILMA DENNIS, Dallas. 27. "Deep Harbor", oil

OTIS DOZIER, Dallas28. "Southwest", oil

LUIS EADES, Austin29. "Orchid House", oil

JANET RASER FAUNCE, Dallas30. "Industrial No.5", oil

KELLY FEARING, Austin31. "Song for Birds of Paradise", oil

KENNETH B. FISKE, Austin32. "Sequoia", oil

LEO BERNICE FIX, Lubbock33. "Marble Halls", oil

JACK FLETCHER, San Antonio34. "Sun Screen", collage

BETTY J. FOSTER, Dallas35. "Jose", cast stone

RICHARD E. FOX, Dallas36. "Wheat and Weed", oil

JOHN FRAZER, Longview37. "Bright & Yellow Landscape", oil

HENRI GADBOIS, Houston38. "Tribute to C. H.", oil

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GLENN ALLEN GALAWAY, Dallas39. " Inca ntation", oil

LEOPOLDO GONZALES, Jr., San Antonio40. "Crucifixion" , casein

JOHN GUERIN, Austin41. "Flood Tide", oil

OLIVE PEMBERTON, "Mid-summer"

JANICE HAMM, Commerce42. "Chimera", oil &lacquer

T. HICKS, Amarillo43. " In the Beginning", steel & bronze

JOE FERRELL HOBBS, Houston44. "Mexican Fruit Vender", oil

JACK E. HODGE, Fort Worth45. "Night Heat", oil & magna

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JAN HOLMES, Fort Worth46. "Night Mist", casein

HERBERT M. HUGHES, Fort Worth47. "One Point Five", oil

W. A. JONES, Houston48. "Arch of Triumph" , oil

TRAVIS G. KEESE, Somerville49. "The Wanderer", oil

RICHARD L. LANE, Dallas50. "Inlet", oil

DAN LAYNE, Edinburg51. "Hospital Construction", oil

WILLIAM LESTER, Austin52. "Up Barton Creek", oil

JIM LOVE, Houston53. "Ceremonial Figure", steel & cast iron

DANIEL LYNCH, Dallas54. "Mother &Child No. I ", oil

STEPHEN MAGADA, Austin55. "Reflections", oil

PHILIP MAGINOT, San Angelo56. "Pyrophantasma", oil

CHARLES McGOUGH, Commerce57. "Desert Forms", oil & lacquer

KEITH MciNTYRE, San Antonio58. "Ledge Form", oil

EVA McMURREY, Baytown59. "Still Life with Onions", oil

JESSE M. MEDELLIN, San Antonio60. "Rocks and Sea", oil

FRED MITCHAM, Dallas61. "Shadow Line", oil

MARC MOLDAWER, Houston62. "Star-crossed", oil

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HYLARIE MORRIS, Fort Worth63. "Three Saxons", oil

PERRY NICHOLS, Dallas64. "Jeweled Grotto", oil & metal

BOBBY NORSWORTHY, Commerce65. "Night on Campus", oil

VIRGINIA OECHSNER, Dallas66. "Assimilation", oak

G. W. OWENS, Fort Worth67. "Brazed Steel Construction",

brass & steel

ANNA BELLE PECK, Houston68. "All Paths Lead Home", oil

OLIVE PEMBERTON, Fort Worth69. "Mid-summer", casein

MONA S. PIERCE, Lubbock70. "Pink Fantasy", mixed media

DOROTHY POULOS, Dallas71. "Gallery in Rome", oil

BARBARA QUIMBY, Dallas72. "Wine Shop", oil

STEPHEN T. RASCOE, Corpus Christi73. "Still Life on an Orange Table", oil

PAULINE REED, Fort Worth74. "Little Beggar", stone

BERT REES, Austin75. "Cogitoergosurn", oil

KARL RICHARDS, Fort Worth76. "Stark, Dark Marks", polymer

tempera

ALVI ROHDE, San Antonio77. "Night", casein

FRANCES TAYLOR ROYSTON, Houston78. "At Sea", enamel

EDWIN RUDA, Austin79. "The Farewell", oil

GWEN RYAN, Houston80. "Collage", collage

FRED B. SAMUELSON, McAllen81. "Artie Beacons", oil

E. M. SCHIWETZ, Houston82. "November Day at Buca Chica",

mixed media

HILLIARD M. STONE, Grand Prai rie83. "Bi rd", wood

LYNN SWEAT, Nederland84. "Segments", oil

RUTH TEARS, Dallas85. "White to Move", oil

McKIE TROTTER, Fort Worth86. "Earthscape No.6", oil

CHARLES UMLAUF, Austin87. "Head of Lynn", bronze

BROR UTTER, Fort Worth88. "Above the Well", oil

MARIE VAN ORDEN, Edinburg89. "Bather", ceramic

ALDEN H. WAITT, San Antonio90. "Cliff on Upper Salado Creek", oil

DONALD L. WEISMANN, Austin91. "New Devices in an Old Place", oil

RALPH WHITE, Austin92. "A Walk in the Hills", oil

CHARLES T. WILLIAMS, Fort Worth93. "Sisters", cast bronze

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GLENN A. GALAWAY, " Incantation"

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McKI E TROTTER, "Earlhscape No.6"

HIRAM D. WILLIAMS, Austin94. "Campus Horizon", oil

BETTY WINN, Dallas95. "Face of a City", oil

JIM WOZNIAK, Fort Worth96. "Garden", metal & wood

ARTHUR H. YOURZIK, San Antonio97. "Les Trois Freres", oil

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HISTORY

OfTHE

TEXASANNUAL

For those_not familiar 'with the evolution of this exhibition, it is worth repeatingthe following facts.

In1940 the directors ofthe Museums inHouston, San Antonio and Dallas organizeda painting and sculpture competition open toall artists of the state. Then the largecities had local exhibitions for their resident artists, butthe small towns offered noopportunity and the artist living on ranch or farm had no chance to exhibit.

First called the Texas General, inits second year it was re-named the Texas­Oklahoma General because one museum in that state participated. I he first twoexhibitions were held in January, February and March of 1940 and 1941. But theyear 1941 was to see another Texas General in October because State Fair of TexasAssociation requested an exhibition of Texas art during the Fair. The original planof the three originating museums was that in alternating order one of them wouldcollect the entries, hold the judging, exhibit th_e show and then circulate it to theother two. All three would contribute prizes and s~a ~e cost. Other agencies in FortWorth, Austin, Beaumont and Lubbock have exhibited t~e show at different times.Fort Worth, though not a sponsor, has contributed a prize yearly.

Texas General was chosen for a name because-prints, drawings and ceramicswere included. By the time of the eleventh consecutive competition in the season of1949-50, these categories were withdrawn since special competitions for each hadcome into existence. That year the exhibition was called the Texas Painting andSculpture Annual. That name has stuck ever since.

The State Fair re-entered the scene in 1952 by promising a Purchase Prize Fundof$1,000 yearly if the exhibition could be featured at DMFA during the fair. Sincethen DMFA ~as organized the exhibition and shown it firstwith continued help fromSan Antonio and Houston inthe form ofPrizes, shared circulation cost and exhibition.The first of the annuals in 1940 had seven prizes totaling $350, not inconsiderablereward then.

This year prizes for the 20th competition amounted to $3,350 of which $2,600 ismoney for six purchases for permanent collections of the sponsoring museums.

This year there were 661 entries from 398 artists in 57 Texas towns. Of theseentries, 97 works by 95 artists were accepted by the judge.

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