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Born 1937 Lexington, North Carolina. Known for: Landscape, wildlife, figure.
In the many articles written about Bob Timberlake—including major pieces in Reader's Digest, Southwest Art, and Audubon—much is made of his meeting with Andrew Wyeth in 1969. At that time the 'old... Read full biography
In the many articles written about Bob Timberlake—including major pieces in Reader's Digest, Southwest Art, and Audubon—much is made of his meeting with Andrew Wyeth in 1969. At that time the 'old master' thought enough of Timberlake's talent to advise him to drop everything and, "…go home and... Read full biography
In the many articles written about Bob Timberlake—including major pieces in Reader's Digest, Southwest Art, and Audubon—much is made of his meeting with Andrew Wyeth in 1969. At that time the 'old master' thought enough of Timberlake's talent to advise him to drop everything and, "…go home and paint." In fact, for a few years it was fashionable to call Timberlake, "the Andrew Wyeth of the South.". However, for those who have followed this artist's development, it is quite obvious that Bob... Read full biography
In the many articles written about Bob Timberlake—including major pieces in Reader's Digest, Southwest Art, and Audubon—much is made of his meeting with Andrew Wyeth in 1969. At that time the 'old master' thought enough of Timberlake's talent to advise him to drop everything and, "…go home and paint." In fact, for a few years it was fashionable to call Timberlake, "the Andrew Wyeth of the South.". However, for those who have followed this artist's development, it is quite obvious that Bob Timberlake's art is unique. Whereas Wyeth's work is starkly realistic, Timberlake's art is evocative of a world which is rapidly disappearing. And although what he paints is definitely American, it is intended to have a universal quality, to return... Read full biography
In the many articles written about Bob Timberlake—including major pieces in Reader's Digest, Southwest Art, and Audubon—much is made of his meeting with Andrew Wyeth in 1969. At that time the 'old master' thought enough of Timberlake's talent to advise him to drop everything and, "…go home and paint." In fact, for a few years it was fashionable to call Timberlake, "the Andrew Wyeth of the South.". However, for those who have followed this artist's development, it is quite obvious that Bob Timberlake's art is unique. Whereas Wyeth's work is starkly realistic, Timberlake's art is evocative of a world which is rapidly disappearing. And although what he paints is definitely American, it is intended to have a universal quality, to return viewers to a former time, to that period in every person's life when things were simpler and quieter.&... Read full biography
Bob Timberlake - Artist Info
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Keywords (17)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nature, Environment, Botanicals, Conservation
- •Still Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Great American Artists, Cincinnati