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1938 - 2007. Known for: Bayou landscape, botanic, marine.
Don Wright is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, and although he is still a resident of Louisiana, he is quite well traveled. After graduating from Franklin High School in 1957, he enlisted in the... Read full biography
Don Wright is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, and although he is still a resident of Louisiana, he is quite well traveled. After graduating from Franklin High School in 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served until 1961. Immediately following his military days, Wright joined an... Read full biography
Don Wright is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, and although he is still a resident of Louisiana, he is quite well traveled. After graduating from Franklin High School in 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served until 1961. Immediately following his military days, Wright joined an exploratory seismographic company that allowed him to experience the glaciers of Alaska and Canada, the beaches of the Bahamas, and most of the terrain between them. During his time with the seismographic... Read full biography
Don Wright is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, and although he is still a resident of Louisiana, he is quite well traveled. After graduating from Franklin High School in 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served until 1961. Immediately following his military days, Wright joined an exploratory seismographic company that allowed him to experience the glaciers of Alaska and Canada, the beaches of the Bahamas, and most of the terrain between them. During his time with the seismographic company, his interest in art began to grow. At the age of 24, Don Wright began attending classes at Southeastern Louisiana University. The next four years were spent mostly on conservative studies of art that provided him with a firm foundation in... Read full biography
Don Wright is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, and although he is still a resident of Louisiana, he is quite well traveled. After graduating from Franklin High School in 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served until 1961. Immediately following his military days, Wright joined an exploratory seismographic company that allowed him to experience the glaciers of Alaska and Canada, the beaches of the Bahamas, and most of the terrain between them. During his time with the seismographic company, his interest in art began to grow. At the age of 24, Don Wright began attending classes at Southeastern Louisiana University. The next four years were spent mostly on conservative studies of art that provided him with a firm foundation in drawing and composition. After he completed his BA, he was accepted to an MFA program at the Pratt Institute of New York. He finished the... Read full biography
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Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Luminous, Luminism
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Seascapes, Seasides
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska After 1940
- •Bahama Islands, Bahamas
- •Mississippi River Valley
Art School
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950