Family moved to Boulder, CO in 1920. Earned a BA at the Univ. of Colorado in 1931 and a BFA from the Univ. of Denver in 1937. Studied with Jozef Bakos, John Thompson, and Andrew Dasburg. Lyon joined... Read full biography
Family moved to Boulder, CO in 1920. Earned a BA at the Univ. of Colorado in 1931 and a BFA from the Univ. of Denver in 1937. Studied with Jozef Bakos, John Thompson, and Andrew Dasburg. Lyon joined the army in 1942 and was stationed in Africa, Italy and the. Mediterranean Theater. Three years... Read full biography
Family moved to Boulder, CO in 1920. Earned a BA at the Univ. of Colorado in 1931 and a BFA from the Univ. of Denver in 1937. Studied with Jozef Bakos, John Thompson, and Andrew Dasburg. Lyon joined the army in 1942 and was stationed in Africa, Italy and the. Mediterranean Theater. Three years later he was asked to be a professor of oil painting. at the Univ. of Texas at Austin by Ward Lockwood where he started teaching in 1946. He stayed until 1951 and from there he went to the Lower Colorado... Read full biography
Family moved to Boulder, CO in 1920. Earned a BA at the Univ. of Colorado in 1931 and a BFA from the Univ. of Denver in 1937. Studied with Jozef Bakos, John Thompson, and Andrew Dasburg. Lyon joined the army in 1942 and was stationed in Africa, Italy and the. Mediterranean Theater. Three years later he was asked to be a professor of oil painting. at the Univ. of Texas at Austin by Ward Lockwood where he started teaching in 1946. He stayed until 1951 and from there he went to the Lower Colorado River Authority in Austin where he was an illustrator and art editor. Lived in New Mexico in 1953. Exhibitions: Denver Art Museum, 1937, 1939-41; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,. 1938; Art Institute of Chicago, 1938; World's Fair, New York, 1939;... Read full biography
Family moved to Boulder, CO in 1920. Earned a BA at the Univ. of Colorado in 1931 and a BFA from the Univ. of Denver in 1937. Studied with Jozef Bakos, John Thompson, and Andrew Dasburg. Lyon joined the army in 1942 and was stationed in Africa, Italy and the. Mediterranean Theater. Three years later he was asked to be a professor of oil painting. at the Univ. of Texas at Austin by Ward Lockwood where he started teaching in 1946. He stayed until 1951 and from there he went to the Lower Colorado River Authority in Austin where he was an illustrator and art editor. Lived in New Mexico in 1953. Exhibitions: Denver Art Museum, 1937, 1939-41; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,. 1938; Art Institute of Chicago, 1938; World's Fair, New York, 1939; Colorado Springs. Fine Art Center, 1940, 1941, 1946; National Gallery of Art, 1941; Denver Art Museum,. SOURCES:. Susan Craig, "Biographical... Read full biography
Hayes Lyon - Artist Info
About Hayes Lyon: Books
Books & Publications (5)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)