Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for William Curtis Elliott.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for William Curtis Elliott ((1909 - 2001)), known for Landscape and portrait painting. Showing associated keywords and tags.
William Curtis Elliott KEYWORDS
1909 Sedalia, Missouri - 2001. Known for: Landscape and portrait painting.
William Curtis Elliott is best known as a painter of Southern black Americans at work and at play in various areas of the Levee. In addition he portrayed these people in the world of jazz. Elliott... Read full biography
William Curtis Elliott is best known as a painter of Southern black Americans at work and at play in various areas of the Levee. In addition he portrayed these people in the world of jazz. Elliott was also a commercial artist, graphic artist and teacher. He was born in Sedalia, Missouri, moving to... Read full biography
William Curtis Elliott is best known as a painter of Southern black Americans at work and at play in various areas of the Levee. In addition he portrayed these people in the world of jazz. Elliott was also a commercial artist, graphic artist and teacher. He was born in Sedalia, Missouri, moving to Dallas, Texas with his family at an early age. He graduated from high school in Dallas in 1928 and then studied architecture at John Tarleton Agricultural College in Stephenville, Texas. Elliott was a... Read full biography
William Curtis Elliott is best known as a painter of Southern black Americans at work and at play in various areas of the Levee. In addition he portrayed these people in the world of jazz. Elliott was also a commercial artist, graphic artist and teacher. He was born in Sedalia, Missouri, moving to Dallas, Texas with his family at an early age. He graduated from high school in Dallas in 1928 and then studied architecture at John Tarleton Agricultural College in Stephenville, Texas. Elliott was a student of Olin Travis and Ruby Stone at the Dallas Art Institute. Prior to World War II, Elliott attended the Art Students League of New York followed by teaching at the Dallas Art institute and working as a commercial artist in Dallas. Elliott... Read full biography
William Curtis Elliott is best known as a painter of Southern black Americans at work and at play in various areas of the Levee. In addition he portrayed these people in the world of jazz. Elliott was also a commercial artist, graphic artist and teacher. He was born in Sedalia, Missouri, moving to Dallas, Texas with his family at an early age. He graduated from high school in Dallas in 1928 and then studied architecture at John Tarleton Agricultural College in Stephenville, Texas. Elliott was a student of Olin Travis and Ruby Stone at the Dallas Art Institute. Prior to World War II, Elliott attended the Art Students League of New York followed by teaching at the Dallas Art institute and working as a commercial artist in Dallas. Elliott served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a staff artist. After the war, he returned to Dallas, Texas to work as a commercial... Read full biography
William Curtis Elliott - Artist Info
About William Curtis Elliott: Keywords
Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •Texas Fine Arts Association
- •Texas Watercolor Society
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Dallas Art Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Bill and Mary Cheek Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
- •Southern States Art League Annual
- •Texas Centennial Exposition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America
- •Texas Watercolor Society-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC