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1951 Vicksburg, Mississippi - 2000 Vicksburg, Mississippi. Known for: Landscape, abstract figure and portrait painting.
William Tolliver (1951-2000) . William Tolliver's motifs of the land, of simple people at work, or at leisure are but a framework through which he conveys his real subject, which is his joy in... Read full biography
William Tolliver (1951-2000) . William Tolliver's motifs of the land, of simple people at work, or at leisure are but a framework through which he conveys his real subject, which is his joy in working with color, shapes, textures, line and light. As we view how he manipulates these elements, we are... Read full biography
William Tolliver (1951-2000) . William Tolliver's motifs of the land, of simple people at work, or at leisure are but a framework through which he conveys his real subject, which is his joy in working with color, shapes, textures, line and light. As we view how he manipulates these elements, we are caught up in his emotion of joy and become dazzled with the visual delight before us. The Zigler Collection of his work seeks to demonstrate the progression of Tolliver's art from his earliest... Read full biography
William Tolliver (1951-2000) . William Tolliver's motifs of the land, of simple people at work, or at leisure are but a framework through which he conveys his real subject, which is his joy in working with color, shapes, textures, line and light. As we view how he manipulates these elements, we are caught up in his emotion of joy and become dazzled with the visual delight before us. The Zigler Collection of his work seeks to demonstrate the progression of Tolliver's art from his earliest landscape to his latest figurative semi-abstract work, thereby documenting the development of several styles or techniques using a variety of media. The early landscapes (circa 1983) were of rural Mississippi, Tolliver's boyhood home. These early paintings... Read full biography
William Tolliver (1951-2000) . William Tolliver's motifs of the land, of simple people at work, or at leisure are but a framework through which he conveys his real subject, which is his joy in working with color, shapes, textures, line and light. As we view how he manipulates these elements, we are caught up in his emotion of joy and become dazzled with the visual delight before us. The Zigler Collection of his work seeks to demonstrate the progression of Tolliver's art from his earliest landscape to his latest figurative semi-abstract work, thereby documenting the development of several styles or techniques using a variety of media. The early landscapes (circa 1983) were of rural Mississippi, Tolliver's boyhood home. These early paintings appeared to be of uninhabited areas. However, it was not long before small figures were injected to... Read full biography
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Keywords (19)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Woodblock, Woodcut, Wood Engraving
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Luminous, Luminism
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Rural Scene, Countryside, Farms and/or Barns
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean