The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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1889 Fort Bend County, Texas - 1992 Texas. Known for: Naive animal, figure, dreamlike image painting.
Ezekiel Gibbs, (1889-1992) lived most of his life around the Houston area. He lost both of his parents before he was six years old. He never received a formal education, but lived life as a... Read full biography
Ezekiel Gibbs, (1889-1992) lived most of his life around the Houston area. He lost both of his parents before he was six years old. He never received a formal education, but lived life as a sharecropper and strong in religion. He served for more than 50 years as deacon in Vernon Missionary Baptist... Read full biography
Ezekiel Gibbs, (1889-1992) lived most of his life around the Houston area. He lost both of his parents before he was six years old. He never received a formal education, but lived life as a sharecropper and strong in religion. He served for more than 50 years as deacon in Vernon Missionary Baptist church. He loved his family, friends, animals, farming and gardening. Gibbs did not start doing art until he was 83 at the Senior Citizens Center. His wife had passed and he started to revisit all of... Read full biography
Ezekiel Gibbs, (1889-1992) lived most of his life around the Houston area. He lost both of his parents before he was six years old. He never received a formal education, but lived life as a sharecropper and strong in religion. He served for more than 50 years as deacon in Vernon Missionary Baptist church. He loved his family, friends, animals, farming and gardening. Gibbs did not start doing art until he was 83 at the Senior Citizens Center. His wife had passed and he started to revisit all of the memories of his life through painting. His art work is reminiscent of Marc Chagall's in the dream like quality and with floating memories executed in watercolors and crayons. Ezekiel was at one time the oldest living and working artist in Texas.... Read full biography
Ezekiel Gibbs, (1889-1992) lived most of his life around the Houston area. He lost both of his parents before he was six years old. He never received a formal education, but lived life as a sharecropper and strong in religion. He served for more than 50 years as deacon in Vernon Missionary Baptist church. He loved his family, friends, animals, farming and gardening. Gibbs did not start doing art until he was 83 at the Senior Citizens Center. His wife had passed and he started to revisit all of the memories of his life through painting. His art work is reminiscent of Marc Chagall's in the dream like quality and with floating memories executed in watercolors and crayons. Ezekiel was at one time the oldest living and working artist in Texas. We tried to meet Mr. Gibbs, but were never successful at catc... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (3)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of 20th Century Folk Art and Artists
1990Rosenak, Chuck and Jan416 pages (color)Black History/Black Vision The Visionary Image in Texas
1989Adele, Lynne93 pages (color)