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1953 - 2010 Colorado. Known for: Wildlife, children and western theme sculpture, cartoons.
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The following is from E.S. Lawrence Gallery:. Although Walt Horton, who has had a long and prolific career as a cartoonist, has only been a sculptor since 1993, the seeds of his skill were planted... Read full biography
The following is from E.S. Lawrence Gallery:. Although Walt Horton, who has had a long and prolific career as a cartoonist, has only been a sculptor since 1993, the seeds of his skill were planted many years ago. After studying for one year at the University of Colorado, where he met his wife,... Read full biography
The following is from E.S. Lawrence Gallery:. Although Walt Horton, who has had a long and prolific career as a cartoonist, has only been a sculptor since 1993, the seeds of his skill were planted many years ago. After studying for one year at the University of Colorado, where he met his wife, Peggy, he decided that formal schooling wasn't for him. The couple left the United States in the middle 1970's for a 17 year stint performing missionary work in Brazil and Bermuda. Horton became fluent in... Read full biography
The following is from E.S. Lawrence Gallery:. Although Walt Horton, who has had a long and prolific career as a cartoonist, has only been a sculptor since 1993, the seeds of his skill were planted many years ago. After studying for one year at the University of Colorado, where he met his wife, Peggy, he decided that formal schooling wasn't for him. The couple left the United States in the middle 1970's for a 17 year stint performing missionary work in Brazil and Bermuda. Horton became fluent in Portuguese and Spanish while intensely watching the features and body language of the people with whom he was working. During a family ski trip to Aspen in 1993, Horton stopped in at a gallery to view recent sculpture on display. The bronze children... Read full biography
The following is from E.S. Lawrence Gallery:. Although Walt Horton, who has had a long and prolific career as a cartoonist, has only been a sculptor since 1993, the seeds of his skill were planted many years ago. After studying for one year at the University of Colorado, where he met his wife, Peggy, he decided that formal schooling wasn't for him. The couple left the United States in the middle 1970's for a 17 year stint performing missionary work in Brazil and Bermuda. Horton became fluent in Portuguese and Spanish while intensely watching the features and body language of the people with whom he was working. During a family ski trip to Aspen in 1993, Horton stopped in at a gallery to view recent sculpture on display. The bronze children shown inspired him to go home and try his own hand at creating some moving work.
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Children, Child Figure, Genre, Portrait
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Bermuda
- •South America
Art Teacher
- •Lincoln Fox
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty