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Books page for William Lester ((1910 - 1991)), known for Surreal landscape, figure-genre. Showing 16 books.
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1910 Graham, Texas - 1991. Known for: Surreal landscape, figure-genre.
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John... Read full biography
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910. He had nine... Read full biography
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910. He had nine sisters. He moved to Dallas with his family in 1924 and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School there in 1929. He then studied at the Dallas Art Institute with Thomas M. Stell, Jr., and Olin H.... Read full biography
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910. He had nine sisters. He moved to Dallas with his family in 1924 and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School there in 1929. He then studied at the Dallas Art Institute with Thomas M. Stell, Jr., and Olin H. Travis, while associating with other young artists, including Alexandre Hogue, Jerry Bywaters, Otis M. Dozier, Everett Spruce, and Perry Nichols, among others. (See also DALLAS NINE.) . He was an active member of the Dallas Artists League beginning with... Read full biography
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910. He had nine sisters. He moved to Dallas with his family in 1924 and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School there in 1929. He then studied at the Dallas Art Institute with Thomas M. Stell, Jr., and Olin H. Travis, while associating with other young artists, including Alexandre Hogue, Jerry Bywaters, Otis M. Dozier, Everett Spruce, and Perry Nichols, among others. (See also DALLAS NINE.) . He was an active member of the Dallas Artists League beginning with its formation in 1932. During the Great Depression era, the members formed a nucleus of artists who led in the development of a Tex... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesComing Home, American Paintings, 1930-1950 The Schoen Collection: Georgia Museum of Art
2004Richelson, Paul; Paul Manoguerra339 pages (color)The Eyes of Texas: The Bill and Mary Cheek Collection
2001
(Exhibition catalog)Grauer, Michael R and E. Harvey44 pages (color)Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942
2000Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward606 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesDictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945
1999Grauer, Paula and Michael R.240 pages (color)The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
1990
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)1,117 pagesAnnual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1989
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)538 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesPecos to Rio Grande: Interpretations of Far West Artists by Eighteen Artists
1983Tyler, Ron (Intro)124 pages (color)Texas Painting and Sculpture: 20th Century
1971
(Exhibition catalog)Bywaters, Jerry (Introduction)96 pagesAmerican Painting Today
1956Pousette-Dart, Nathaniel (ed)127 pages (color)American Painting Today 1950 A National Competitive Exhibition
1950
(Exhibition catalog)Metropolitan Museum of Art60 pagesFirst National Exhibition of American Art
1936
(Exhibition catalog)Breckinridge, Mrs. (essay)32 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages