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Museums page for William Lester ((1910 - 1991)), known for Surreal landscape, figure-genre. Showing 8 museum collections and exhibitions.
William Lester MUSEUMS
1910 Graham, Texas - 1991. Known for: Surreal landscape, figure-genre.
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John... Read full biography
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910. He had nine... Read full biography
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910. He had nine sisters. He moved to Dallas with his family in 1924 and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School there in 1929. He then studied at the Dallas Art Institute with Thomas M. Stell, Jr., and Olin H.... Read full biography
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910. He had nine sisters. He moved to Dallas with his family in 1924 and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School there in 1929. He then studied at the Dallas Art Institute with Thomas M. Stell, Jr., and Olin H. Travis, while associating with other young artists, including Alexandre Hogue, Jerry Bywaters, Otis M. Dozier, Everett Spruce, and Perry Nichols, among others. (See also DALLAS NINE.) . He was an active member of the Dallas Artists League beginning with... Read full biography
The following is from Paul Lester, son of the artist, and he credits the Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu):. William Lewis Lester, painter and art teacher, was the son of John Lewis and Mildred Matilda (Padgett) Lester, was born in Graham, Texas, on August 20, 1910. He had nine sisters. He moved to Dallas with his family in 1924 and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School there in 1929. He then studied at the Dallas Art Institute with Thomas M. Stell, Jr., and Olin H. Travis, while associating with other young artists, including Alexandre Hogue, Jerry Bywaters, Otis M. Dozier, Everett Spruce, and Perry Nichols, among others. (See also DALLAS NINE.) . He was an active member of the Dallas Artists League beginning with its formation in 1932. During the Great Depression era, the members formed a nucleus of artists who led in the development of a Tex... Read full biography
William Lester - Artist Info
About William Lester: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsDallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library, Bywaters Special Collections
Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University
6100 Hillcrest Avenue, Room 2210
Dallas, TX 75205Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet
Po Box 6826
Houston, TX 77005The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014