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1907 Alva, Oklahoma - 1991 Lindsborg, Kansas. Known for: Painting-religious symbol, circus, roosters, boys, teaching.
Lester Raymer, born in 1907, grew up on a farm just southwest of Alva, Oklahoma. Raymer worked with a variety of art forms beginning in his early grade school years and continuing throughout his... Read full biography
Lester Raymer, born in 1907, grew up on a farm just southwest of Alva, Oklahoma. Raymer worked with a variety of art forms beginning in his early grade school years and continuing throughout his artistic career. He received his bachelor's degree in art from the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1936... Read full biography
Lester Raymer, born in 1907, grew up on a farm just southwest of Alva, Oklahoma. Raymer worked with a variety of art forms beginning in his early grade school years and continuing throughout his artistic career. He received his bachelor's degree in art from the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1936 to 1945 Raymer lived on his family farm again and continued to develop his artwork. Raymer met Ramona Weddle, his future wife, at the Art Institute. Ramona was born in 1909 at the Brunswick Hotel in... Read full biography
Lester Raymer, born in 1907, grew up on a farm just southwest of Alva, Oklahoma. Raymer worked with a variety of art forms beginning in his early grade school years and continuing throughout his artistic career. He received his bachelor's degree in art from the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1936 to 1945 Raymer lived on his family farm again and continued to develop his artwork. Raymer met Ramona Weddle, his future wife, at the Art Institute. Ramona was born in 1909 at the Brunswick Hotel in Lindsborg, Kansas. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago during the same time period as Raymer. After her graduation in 1936, Ramona came back to Lindsborg and taught in the Art Department of Bethany College. In 1945, Lester and Ramona married and... Read full biography
Lester Raymer, born in 1907, grew up on a farm just southwest of Alva, Oklahoma. Raymer worked with a variety of art forms beginning in his early grade school years and continuing throughout his artistic career. He received his bachelor's degree in art from the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1936 to 1945 Raymer lived on his family farm again and continued to develop his artwork. Raymer met Ramona Weddle, his future wife, at the Art Institute. Ramona was born in 1909 at the Brunswick Hotel in Lindsborg, Kansas. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago during the same time period as Raymer. After her graduation in 1936, Ramona came back to Lindsborg and taught in the Art Department of Bethany College. In 1945, Lester and Ramona married and decided to create a home in Lindsborg. Although Ramona assisted Raymer with the pottery during their first years of marriage, she produced very... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mosaics, Intarsia
- •Oil Paint
- •Terracotta, Terra Cotta
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Barnyard Fowl, Chickens, Poultry, Roosters
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Circus Figure, Animals, Genre, Clowns, Carnivals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Outer Space, Science Fiction
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
Art Association
- •Prairie Watercolor Society/Water Color Painters
Art Teacher
- •Helen Gardner
Art School
- •Bethany College Art Department, Lindsborg, Teacher
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Midwestern Artists