One of the original "Dallas Nine" in 1932, Winn studied with Taos artist Oscar Berninghaus, at Washington University in Saint Louis, and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He assisted on the Texas... Read full biography
One of the original "Dallas Nine" in 1932, Winn studied with Taos artist Oscar Berninghaus, at Washington University in Saint Louis, and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He assisted on the Texas history mural in the Hall of State for the 1936 Centennial Exposition in Dallas. In 1946 his design was... Read full biography
One of the original "Dallas Nine" in 1932, Winn studied with Taos artist Oscar Berninghaus, at Washington University in Saint Louis, and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He assisted on the Texas history mural in the Hall of State for the 1936 Centennial Exposition in Dallas. In 1946 his design was chosen for the U.S. commemorative stamp for Texas statehood. In addition to artistic pursuits, Winn patented several inventions. He lectured on architectural subjects at Rice Institute, Princeton... Read full biography
One of the original "Dallas Nine" in 1932, Winn studied with Taos artist Oscar Berninghaus, at Washington University in Saint Louis, and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He assisted on the Texas history mural in the Hall of State for the 1936 Centennial Exposition in Dallas. In 1946 his design was chosen for the U.S. commemorative stamp for Texas statehood. In addition to artistic pursuits, Winn patented several inventions. He lectured on architectural subjects at Rice Institute, Princeton University, Texas A&M, and other institutions. He exhibited at the State Fair of Texas and the Dallas Allied Arts shows in the early 1930s before turning almost exclusively to mural painting and large-scale public works, including his murals at the Texas... Read full biography
One of the original "Dallas Nine" in 1932, Winn studied with Taos artist Oscar Berninghaus, at Washington University in Saint Louis, and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He assisted on the Texas history mural in the Hall of State for the 1936 Centennial Exposition in Dallas. In 1946 his design was chosen for the U.S. commemorative stamp for Texas statehood. In addition to artistic pursuits, Winn patented several inventions. He lectured on architectural subjects at Rice Institute, Princeton University, Texas A&M, and other institutions. He exhibited at the State Fair of Texas and the Dallas Allied Arts shows in the early 1930s before turning almost exclusively to mural painting and large-scale public works, including his murals at the Texas Memorial at Gonzales. Haymakers hung in the U. S. Emb... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (5)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
The Eyes of Texas: The Bill and Mary Cheek Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2001
Grauer, Michael R and E. Harvey
44 pages (color)
Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942
2000
Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward
606 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1940-1941, Volume III Contemporary American Artists