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1922 Morven, North Carolina - 2002. Known for: Paintings of childhood memories painting.
HAYWOOD “BILL” RIVERS (1922-2002) . Recollections of childhood frequently appear in the early work of Haywood “Bill” Rivers. As they are recalled from memory some years later, these are often... Read full biography
HAYWOOD “BILL” RIVERS (1922-2002) . Recollections of childhood frequently appear in the early work of Haywood “Bill” Rivers. As they are recalled from memory some years later, these are often colorful and layered with little concern for the depiction of three dimensions–but rendered as though from... Read full biography
HAYWOOD “BILL” RIVERS (1922-2002) . Recollections of childhood frequently appear in the early work of Haywood “Bill” Rivers. As they are recalled from memory some years later, these are often colorful and layered with little concern for the depiction of three dimensions–but rendered as though from above. As a child, Rivers would observe his mother and grandmother quilting, their designs passed down from generations before them. The artist would draw the quilt patterns, later he would paint the... Read full biography
HAYWOOD “BILL” RIVERS (1922-2002) . Recollections of childhood frequently appear in the early work of Haywood “Bill” Rivers. As they are recalled from memory some years later, these are often colorful and layered with little concern for the depiction of three dimensions–but rendered as though from above. As a child, Rivers would observe his mother and grandmother quilting, their designs passed down from generations before them. The artist would draw the quilt patterns, later he would paint the scenes of these memories; later still, when he had turned to abstraction, he explained, "Everything I've ever done comes from the quilts.” . Rivers was born in Morven, North Carolina, a small town located south and east of Charlotte near the South... Read full biography
HAYWOOD “BILL” RIVERS (1922-2002) . Recollections of childhood frequently appear in the early work of Haywood “Bill” Rivers. As they are recalled from memory some years later, these are often colorful and layered with little concern for the depiction of three dimensions–but rendered as though from above. As a child, Rivers would observe his mother and grandmother quilting, their designs passed down from generations before them. The artist would draw the quilt patterns, later he would paint the scenes of these memories; later still, when he had turned to abstraction, he explained, "Everything I've ever done comes from the quilts.” . Rivers was born in Morven, North Carolina, a small town located south and east of Charlotte near the South Carolina border. Although named after a Highland town in Scotland, its population has been largely African American throughout its hi... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Hay Whitney Fellowship
- •Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Museum
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons