WILLIAM (BILL) ROZELLE SAWYER, JR (1936–2020). Although his work is visually recognizable and widely exhibited, featuring simple architecture, washed out colors, and gaunt figures, details of his... Read full biography
WILLIAM (BILL) ROZELLE SAWYER, JR (1936–2020). Although his work is visually recognizable and widely exhibited, featuring simple architecture, washed out colors, and gaunt figures, details of his life and artistic practice are extremely limited. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he attended Hillsboro... Read full biography
WILLIAM (BILL) ROZELLE SAWYER, JR (1936–2020). Although his work is visually recognizable and widely exhibited, featuring simple architecture, washed out colors, and gaunt figures, details of his life and artistic practice are extremely limited. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he attended Hillsboro High School and graduated in 1954. He is often described as “self-taught,” but one shouldn’t discount his membership to his high school art club, in which he was apparently quite involved. The art... Read full biography
WILLIAM (BILL) ROZELLE SAWYER, JR (1936–2020). Although his work is visually recognizable and widely exhibited, featuring simple architecture, washed out colors, and gaunt figures, details of his life and artistic practice are extremely limited. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he attended Hillsboro High School and graduated in 1954. He is often described as “self-taught,” but one shouldn’t discount his membership to his high school art club, in which he was apparently quite involved. The art club, supervised by a Mrs. Connell, had lofty ideals: “The purpose of the Art Club is to correlate art with other departments of the school so that more students may have the opportunity to learn about drawing, paintings, and crafts and help make... Read full biography
WILLIAM (BILL) ROZELLE SAWYER, JR (1936–2020). Although his work is visually recognizable and widely exhibited, featuring simple architecture, washed out colors, and gaunt figures, details of his life and artistic practice are extremely limited. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he attended Hillsboro High School and graduated in 1954. He is often described as “self-taught,” but one shouldn’t discount his membership to his high school art club, in which he was apparently quite involved. The art club, supervised by a Mrs. Connell, had lofty ideals: “The purpose of the Art Club is to correlate art with other departments of the school so that more students may have the opportunity to learn about drawing, paintings, and crafts and help make Hillsboro a more attractive place in which to work. This past year the members have painted scenery for plays and the operetta, posters a... Read full biography
William (Bill) Rozelle Sawyer - Artist Info
About William (Bill) Rozelle Sawyer: Books
Books & Publications (2)
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
Landscape and Genre Painting in Tennessee, 1810-1985 (Special issue of Tennessee Historical Quarterly) (Exhibition catalog)