The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
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Books page for Rex Clawson ((1929 - 2007)), known for Political satire, religion, illustration. Showing 4 books.
Rex Clawson PUBLICATIONS
1929 Dallas, Texas - 2007. Known for: Political satire, religion, illustration.
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens'... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens' magazines his mother subscribed to. In his teens he read Lust for Life and discovered Van Gogh, Gauguin... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens' magazines his mother subscribed to. In his teens he read Lust for Life and discovered Van Gogh, Gauguin and the Impressionists. All of his early paintings reflect these artists. In the late 1940's, Clawson won the "Texas Fellowship to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center." There he became acquainted... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens' magazines his mother subscribed to. In his teens he read Lust for Life and discovered Van Gogh, Gauguin and the Impressionists. All of his early paintings reflect these artists. In the late 1940's, Clawson won the "Texas Fellowship to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center." There he became acquainted with modern art. Picasso and Braque were his greatest influences, along with Walt Kuhn, whose paintings were displayed at the art center. From there he traveled to Mexico to study and paint for a year at Morallia, and the art and culture of Mexico were... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens' magazines his mother subscribed to. In his teens he read Lust for Life and discovered Van Gogh, Gauguin and the Impressionists. All of his early paintings reflect these artists. In the late 1940's, Clawson won the "Texas Fellowship to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center." There he became acquainted with modern art. Picasso and Braque were his greatest influences, along with Walt Kuhn, whose paintings were displayed at the art center. From there he traveled to Mexico to study and paint for a year at Morallia, and the art and culture of Mexico were a great influence on him. Rufino Tamayo was his favorite artist. He returned to Texas and in 1951 won first prize at the a... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesContemporary American Folk Art A Collectors's Guide
1996Rosenak, Chuck and Jan320 pages (color)