Following is an obituary of the artist, published in the Houston Chronicle newspaper, April 26, 2015. Lamar Briggs of Palm Beach, Florida passed away o January 4, 2015 at the age of 79 after a short... Read full biography
Following is an obituary of the artist, published in the Houston Chronicle newspaper, April 26, 2015. Lamar Briggs of Palm Beach, Florida passed away o January 4, 2015 at the age of 79 after a short illness. Born on November 13, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Lamar was drawn to visual forms from a... Read full biography
Following is an obituary of the artist, published in the Houston Chronicle newspaper, April 26, 2015. Lamar Briggs of Palm Beach, Florida passed away o January 4, 2015 at the age of 79 after a short illness. Born on November 13, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Lamar was drawn to visual forms from a young age. He attended the University of Southern Louisiana where he initially studied architecture before attending the University of Houston where he studied painting under Paul Maxwell, Jack... Read full biography
Following is an obituary of the artist, published in the Houston Chronicle newspaper, April 26, 2015. Lamar Briggs of Palm Beach, Florida passed away o January 4, 2015 at the age of 79 after a short illness. Born on November 13, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Lamar was drawn to visual forms from a young age. He attended the University of Southern Louisiana where he initially studied architecture before attending the University of Houston where he studied painting under Paul Maxwell, Jack Boynton, and Robert Morris before graduating from the Colorado Institute of Art. In 2005, he was inducted into the Colorado Institute of Art Hall of Fame. In 1963, after working as a graphic designer and art director in Houston, Lamar painted his... Read full biography
Following is an obituary of the artist, published in the Houston Chronicle newspaper, April 26, 2015. Lamar Briggs of Palm Beach, Florida passed away o January 4, 2015 at the age of 79 after a short illness. Born on November 13, 1935 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Lamar was drawn to visual forms from a young age. He attended the University of Southern Louisiana where he initially studied architecture before attending the University of Houston where he studied painting under Paul Maxwell, Jack Boynton, and Robert Morris before graduating from the Colorado Institute of Art. In 2005, he was inducted into the Colorado Institute of Art Hall of Fame. In 1963, after working as a graphic designer and art director in Houston, Lamar painted his interpretation of St. Mark's Square underwater, which he saw in Life magazine. He won the Ford Foundation Purchase Award presented by Willem... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
Lamar Briggs Monotypes De Rempich Gallery (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Johnson, Una
0 pages (color)
Lamar Briggs Monotypes: Malcolm Brown Gallery (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Feldman, Anita (Intro)
0 pages (color)
Lamar Briggs, Nancy Tokar Miller and Ralph White at Amarillo Art Center (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Sasser, Elizabeth Skidmore
0 pages (color)
Acrylic on Paper: Lamar Briggs, Nancy Tokar Miller and Ralph White (Exhibition catalog)