William Lumpkins: Seven Decades of Abstraction. Bill Lumpkins was born in 1909 on the Rabbit Ears Ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. His early education came from a tutor who instilled a lasting interest... Read full biography
William Lumpkins: Seven Decades of Abstraction. Bill Lumpkins was born in 1909 on the Rabbit Ears Ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. His early education came from a tutor who instilled a lasting interest in Zen Buddhism in the young artist. His education moved him to Roswell, NM in 1924. It was in... Read full biography
William Lumpkins: Seven Decades of Abstraction. Bill Lumpkins was born in 1909 on the Rabbit Ears Ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. His early education came from a tutor who instilled a lasting interest in Zen Buddhism in the young artist. His education moved him to Roswell, NM in 1924. It was in Roswell where Bill met his friend and contemporary, Peter Hurd, and the two young artists spent much time sketching together with Hurd coaching Lumpkins in his early efforts. Lumpkins' abstract work... Read full biography
William Lumpkins: Seven Decades of Abstraction. Bill Lumpkins was born in 1909 on the Rabbit Ears Ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. His early education came from a tutor who instilled a lasting interest in Zen Buddhism in the young artist. His education moved him to Roswell, NM in 1924. It was in Roswell where Bill met his friend and contemporary, Peter Hurd, and the two young artists spent much time sketching together with Hurd coaching Lumpkins in his early efforts. Lumpkins' abstract work predated by ten years most of the Abstract Expressionists in America who came in the 1940's, 50's and 60's. In early 1930, Lumpkins saw a group of watercolors by John Marin which were being hung for a show in Taos. Shortly after, Lumpkins completed his... Read full biography
William Lumpkins: Seven Decades of Abstraction. Bill Lumpkins was born in 1909 on the Rabbit Ears Ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. His early education came from a tutor who instilled a lasting interest in Zen Buddhism in the young artist. His education moved him to Roswell, NM in 1924. It was in Roswell where Bill met his friend and contemporary, Peter Hurd, and the two young artists spent much time sketching together with Hurd coaching Lumpkins in his early efforts. Lumpkins' abstract work predated by ten years most of the Abstract Expressionists in America who came in the 1940's, 50's and 60's. In early 1930, Lumpkins saw a group of watercolors by John Marin which were being hung for a show in Taos. Shortly after, Lumpkins completed his first abstract work, a small watercolor called Dancing Trees. He surprised himself with that painting... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (15)
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Emil James Bisttram: Encaustic Compositions, 1936-1947: A Pictorial Monograph with Essays
2013
Shaull, Warren, Larry Botigheimer and James Parsons
103 pages (color)
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 Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Vision and Spirit: The Transcendental Painting Group (Exhibition catalog)
1997
Blankenship, Tiska
71 pages (color)
Treasures on New Mexico Trails Discover New Deal Art and Architecture
1995
Flynn, Kathryn A
320 pages (color)
Santa Fe Art
1993
Ellis, Simone
112 pages (color)
Theme & Improvisation Kandinsky & the American Avant-Garde (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Levin, Gail/Marianne Lorenz
236 pages
Artists of 20th Century New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts Collection
1992
Museum of Fine Arts
167 pages (color)
Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990
1991
Adams, Clinton
167 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
Representative Art and Artists of New Mexico (Exhibition catalog)
1976
School of American Research
41 pages
Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection
1975
Editor, Smithsonian
0 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index