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1912 Gallup, New Mexico - 1966. Known for: Southwest seasonal landscape, floral still life, cartoons.
A native-born artist from Gallup, New Mexico, Ben Turner is noted for his paintings of Southwest landscapes, especially "lushly colorful landscapes featuring all the hallmarks of the autumn... Read full biography
A native-born artist from Gallup, New Mexico, Ben Turner is noted for his paintings of Southwest landscapes, especially "lushly colorful landscapes featuring all the hallmarks of the autumn cottonwoods/aspens school of New Mexico painting." (Clemmer, 98) Many of his landscapes have adobe... Read full biography
A native-born artist from Gallup, New Mexico, Ben Turner is noted for his paintings of Southwest landscapes, especially "lushly colorful landscapes featuring all the hallmarks of the autumn cottonwoods/aspens school of New Mexico painting." (Clemmer, 98) Many of his landscapes have adobe structures. A descendant of famous English painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), Ben Turner established studios in Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico; Redstone, Colorado; and Matzalan, Mexico. His... Read full biography
A native-born artist from Gallup, New Mexico, Ben Turner is noted for his paintings of Southwest landscapes, especially "lushly colorful landscapes featuring all the hallmarks of the autumn cottonwoods/aspens school of New Mexico painting." (Clemmer, 98) Many of his landscapes have adobe structures. A descendant of famous English painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), Ben Turner established studios in Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico; Redstone, Colorado; and Matzalan, Mexico. His interest in art developed in high school, and following graduation, he attended the University of New Mexico and the Art Institute of Chicago. He then worked as a cartoonist, creating a series called "Jerry and Jake", which was syndicated throughout the... Read full biography
A native-born artist from Gallup, New Mexico, Ben Turner is noted for his paintings of Southwest landscapes, especially "lushly colorful landscapes featuring all the hallmarks of the autumn cottonwoods/aspens school of New Mexico painting." (Clemmer, 98) Many of his landscapes have adobe structures. A descendant of famous English painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), Ben Turner established studios in Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico; Redstone, Colorado; and Matzalan, Mexico. His interest in art developed in high school, and following graduation, he attended the University of New Mexico and the Art Institute of Chicago. He then worked as a cartoonist, creating a series called "Jerry and Jake", which was syndicated throughout the Southwest to nearly 50 newspapers. He spent much time in Taos where he painted with and learned techniqu... Read full biography
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Keywords (17)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Adobe Structures, Pueblos
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
Art Teacher
- •Ernest Blumenschein
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist