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1923 New York City - 1999 Houston, Texas. Known for: Abstract painting, drawing, teaching.
HERBERT RICHARD MEARS (1923–1999). Born in New York City, Herb Mears was interested in art from a young age. He studied under Fernand Leger in Paris and went on to paint and study in various studios... Read full biography
HERBERT RICHARD MEARS (1923–1999). Born in New York City, Herb Mears was interested in art from a young age. He studied under Fernand Leger in Paris and went on to paint and study in various studios in France and Italy before his arrival in Houston in 1951. With colleague David Adickes, whom he had... Read full biography
HERBERT RICHARD MEARS (1923–1999). Born in New York City, Herb Mears was interested in art from a young age. He studied under Fernand Leger in Paris and went on to paint and study in various studios in France and Italy before his arrival in Houston in 1951. With colleague David Adickes, whom he had met in Paris, Mears decided to open an art school. Their Studio of Contemporary Arts finally settled in an old building on Main Street with Mears and Adickes hoping to give classes to potential... Read full biography
HERBERT RICHARD MEARS (1923–1999). Born in New York City, Herb Mears was interested in art from a young age. He studied under Fernand Leger in Paris and went on to paint and study in various studios in France and Italy before his arrival in Houston in 1951. With colleague David Adickes, whom he had met in Paris, Mears decided to open an art school. Their Studio of Contemporary Arts finally settled in an old building on Main Street with Mears and Adickes hoping to give classes to potential students. However, money was tight, and Mears found himself as a draftsman for Houston Lighting and Power Company, a job he excelled at and enjoyed. Later, Mears was involved in the Contemporary Arts Association, frequently making trips to ensure security... Read full biography
HERBERT RICHARD MEARS (1923–1999). Born in New York City, Herb Mears was interested in art from a young age. He studied under Fernand Leger in Paris and went on to paint and study in various studios in France and Italy before his arrival in Houston in 1951. With colleague David Adickes, whom he had met in Paris, Mears decided to open an art school. Their Studio of Contemporary Arts finally settled in an old building on Main Street with Mears and Adickes hoping to give classes to potential students. However, money was tight, and Mears found himself as a draftsman for Houston Lighting and Power Company, a job he excelled at and enjoyed. Later, Mears was involved in the Contemporary Arts Association, frequently making trips to ensure security in addition to enjoying the art scene the Association provided. From the Contemporary Arts Association to the Art League of Houst... Read full biography
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Non Objective
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Italy
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked After 1900
Art Association
- •Art League of Houston
- •Contemporary Arts Association
Art Teacher
- •Fernand Leger
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Houston Art League
- •Texas Watercolor Society-