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Museums page for Tom Palmore ((Born 1945)), known for Super-real animal portrait painting, graphics. Showing 12 museum collections and exhibitions.
Tom Palmore MUSEUMS
Born 1945 Ada, Oklahoma. Known for: Super-real animal portrait painting, graphics.
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these... Read full biography
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these animals could commission their own portraits, these would be their chosen settings" (Indyke). Palmore... Read full biography
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these animals could commission their own portraits, these would be their chosen settings" (Indyke). Palmore was born in 1945 in Ada, Oklahoma, population 16,000. Raised by his mother and grandparents, he was encouraged to draw and paint. While a student at North Texas State University, he searched for a... Read full biography
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these animals could commission their own portraits, these would be their chosen settings" (Indyke). Palmore was born in 1945 in Ada, Oklahoma, population 16,000. Raised by his mother and grandparents, he was encouraged to draw and paint. While a student at North Texas State University, he searched for a role model to guide his career in art. Many turned him to Chapman Kelley, a professional artist and gallery owner. Palmore made an appointment and took a dozen Texas landscape paintings with him to Dallas. At the age of 19 Palmore heard the words,... Read full biography
Tom Palmore realistically renders "every sort of creature, from parrots to bears to rams, in circumstances that are not impossible, perhaps, but certainly unlikely. He likes to think that if these animals could commission their own portraits, these would be their chosen settings" (Indyke). Palmore was born in 1945 in Ada, Oklahoma, population 16,000. Raised by his mother and grandparents, he was encouraged to draw and paint. While a student at North Texas State University, he searched for a role model to guide his career in art. Many turned him to Chapman Kelley, a professional artist and gallery owner. Palmore made an appointment and took a dozen Texas landscape paintings with him to Dallas. At the age of 19 Palmore heard the words, "Well, I'll tell you. You have a lot to learn," from Kelley. It took a lot for Palmore "with several art prize... Read full biography
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About Tom Palmore: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (12)
All MuseumsBuffalo Bill Center of the West
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody, WY 82414Denver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204National Museum of Wildlife Art
2820 Rungius Road
Po Box 6825
Jackson Hole, WY 83002New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins Diboll Circle, City Park
P.O. Box 19123
New Orleans, LA 70124Newfields
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46208-4196Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OKCMOA
415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73102Saint Louis Art Museum
Forest Park
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, MO 63110The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102The Philbrook Museum of Art
2727 South Rockford Road
P.O. Box 52510
Tulsa, OK 74152-0510Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014