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Transcript of Twentieth Annual Texas Painting and Sculpture Exhibition catalogue
Dallas Museum of Art Ubrary10- . -
THE
ANNUALTEXASPAINTINGANDSCULPTUREtXHIBIT, 1958
SPONSORED BY Dallas Museum of Fine Arts-Museum of FineArts of Houston-The San Antonio Art League
ALSO EXHIBITING: Beaumont Art Museum-Texas Fine ArtsAssociation-San Angelo Art Club
Dallas Museutn"
of Art LOblfary
THE th TEXAS ANNUALAssembled by the DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINEARTS for the STATE FAIR OF TEXAS
EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Dallas Museum of Fine ArtsOctober 4 through November 16, 1958
The San Antonio Art League, Witte MemorialMuseum
November 30 through December 28, 1958
Texas Fine Arts Association, LagunaGloria Gallery, Austin
January 5 through February I, 1959
Beaumont Art MuseumFebruary 8 through March 1, 1959
San Angelo Art ClubMarch 8 through 29, 1959
Museum of Fine Arts of HoustonApril 5 through 19, 1959
THE JURY
Emily Genauer, art critic for the New YorkHerald Tribune viewing Will iamLester's "Up Barton Creek",
REP 0 RT
OFT HE
JURY
Judging the 20th Annual Exhibition of Texas Painting and Sculpture has been rewardingto me forat least two reasons. It gave me the opportunity, ofgreat importance to the criticwho would know how artists about the country are working and thinking, to observe thisat first hand, before their efforts have been sifted by other jurors' eyes. It also enabledme, because of the immense diversity of works submitted, to reaffirm the critical positionto which I have always held firmly, that quality is to be found in many kinds of art.
I daresay it would have been more difficult to prove this in a show held in New York.There the influence of the art market and of fashionable taste isapparently stronger thanin Texas. Here it was deeply gratifying to find that painters have not, for instance, beenfrightened to depict the human figure. This does not mean that I found Texas artists lessaware of new directions or less experimental in their efforts. They seem, rather, to use thenew ideas to express a basically romantic approach to nature and to life in general; and Iencountered this so frequently. It may, indeed, be a truer regional characteristic than theaggressive, assertive approach so commonly ascribed to Texans. But then, I'm not aTexan, and it's the approach to lifeand art that I respond to most warmly.
The works I singled out for prizes, for instance, range from the purely abstract to thequite literal. Yet, in all of them, I think, there are certain common denominators. Theartists' inspiration began with a lyrical image of or reaction to nature. It was projected interms revealing unquestionable technical competence. The artists employed their physicalmaterials with obvious sensuous pleasure, put them together in carefully organized forms.All this adds up toa combination of the rational and the emotional that has always givenme my greatest satisfaction in the contemplation of works ofart. The other quality I lookfor-and it's a rarer one-is freshness of vision. This will explain the inclusion of certainitems where technique was not quite what it might have been, and the exclusion of somethat were competently butalso justa little too glibly done.
Inthe final analysis, because I picked it, this istoacertain extent my exhibition as well asthat ofthe artists ofTexas. I'mrather proud of it, and I hope the people ofTexas will be, too.
EMILY GENAUER
Art Critic, New York Herald Tribune
RICHARD L. LANE, "Inlet"
PURCHASES
Julian Onderdonk Memorial Purchase Prize, $750, given by the San AntonioArt League for its permanent collection
RICHARD L LANE, Dallas "Inlet", oil
State Fair of Texas Purchase, $500, for the permanent collection of theDallas Museum of Fine Arts
McKIE TROTTER, Fort Worth "Earthscape No.6", oil
State Fair of Texas Purchase, $500, for the permanent collection of theDallas Museum of Fine Arts
CECIL L CASEBIER; San Antonio "Boy Climbing", oil
Museum of Fine Arts of Houston Purchase, $300PAT COLVILLE, Houston "Before the Race", oil
Chance Vought Aircraft Incorporated Purchase, $300, for the permanentcollection of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
GLENN ALLEN GALAWAY, Dallas "Incantation", oil
Auto Convoy Company of Dallas Purchase, $250, for the permanent collectionof the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
OLIVE PEMBERTON, Fort Worth "Mid-summer", casein
AWARDS
Fort Worth Art Association Award of $150DAVID CARGILL, Beaumont. ; "The Three Graces", bronze
Foley's of Houston Award of $100BERT REES, Austin "Cogitoergosum", oil
Museum of Fine Arts of Houston Award of $100*MARC MOLDAWER, Houston "Star-crossed", oil
Museum of Fine Arts of Houston Award of $100*JOHN GUERIN, Austin "Flood Tide", oil
Pollock Paper Corporation Award of$100JACK FLETCHER, San Antonio "Sun Screen", collage
Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation Award of $100RUTH TEARS, Dallas " White to Move", oil
Beaumont Art Museum Award of $100KEN BYLER, Dallas "Dying Bird", oil
* Donated by Humble Oil &Refining Company of Houston
CECIL L. CASEBIER, "Boy Cl imbing"
PAT COLVILLE, "Before theRace"
THEEXHIBITION
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J. COLEMAN AKIN, Austin1. "Last Charge", bronze &silver
WILLIAM A. BERRY, Longview2. "Street of the Searchers", oil3. "Paestum", oil
DEAN P. BLOODGOOD, Austin4. "Sic Transit", oil
BILL BOMAR, Fort Worth5. "Blue Rain", watercolor
JAMES BOYNTON, Houston6. "Giant", oil
CYNTHIA BRANTS, Fort Worth7. "The Juggler", oil
ETHEL BRODNAX, Dallas8. "High Noon", oil
EDWARD C. BROWN, Arlington9. "Mother & Child", wood
10. "Climbers", terracotta
JOHNNY W. BROWN, Mansfield11. "Three Red Boats", oil
MARB BROWN, Dallas12. "Penny Laggers", oil
DAVID BROWNLOW, Fort Worth13. "Timber Line", oil
BLOSSOM F. BURNS, Austin14. "Dream Song", wood
KEN BYLER, Dallas15. "Dying Bird", oil
EMILIO CABALLERO, Canyon16. "Nebulosidad", oil
DAVID CARGILL, Beaumont17. "The Three Graces", bronze
PATRICIA CARGILL, Beaumont18. "Afternoon", casein
FREDERICK CARTER, EI Paso19. "Night Performance", oil
CECIL LANG CASEBIER, San Antonio20. "Boy Climbing", oil
MILDRED COCKE, San Antonio21. "Moonlight", oil
PAT COLVILLE, Houston22. "Before the Race", oil
L1LLlANA CULLEN, Dallas23. "Study for Rima's Head",
Tennessee marble
LARRY CULP, Arlington24. "Petulant Child", fiberglass
SCOTTY DARR, Dallas25. "White Rock Lake", oil &lacquer
GORDON DEATS, Houston26. "Least of These", brass & steel
WILMA DENNIS, Dallas. 27. "Deep Harbor", oil
OTIS DOZIER, Dallas28. "Southwest", oil
LUIS EADES, Austin29. "Orchid House", oil
JANET RASER FAUNCE, Dallas30. "Industrial No.5", oil
KELLY FEARING, Austin31. "Song for Birds of Paradise", oil
KENNETH B. FISKE, Austin32. "Sequoia", oil
LEO BERNICE FIX, Lubbock33. "Marble Halls", oil
JACK FLETCHER, San Antonio34. "Sun Screen", collage
BETTY J. FOSTER, Dallas35. "Jose", cast stone
RICHARD E. FOX, Dallas36. "Wheat and Weed", oil
JOHN FRAZER, Longview37. "Bright & Yellow Landscape", oil
HENRI GADBOIS, Houston38. "Tribute to C. H.", oil
GLENN ALLEN GALAWAY, Dallas39. " Inca ntation", oil
LEOPOLDO GONZALES, Jr., San Antonio40. "Crucifixion" , casein
JOHN GUERIN, Austin41. "Flood Tide", oil
OLIVE PEMBERTON, "Mid-summer"
JANICE HAMM, Commerce42. "Chimera", oil &lacquer
T. HICKS, Amarillo43. " In the Beginning", steel & bronze
JOE FERRELL HOBBS, Houston44. "Mexican Fruit Vender", oil
JACK E. HODGE, Fort Worth45. "Night Heat", oil & magna
JAN HOLMES, Fort Worth46. "Night Mist", casein
HERBERT M. HUGHES, Fort Worth47. "One Point Five", oil
W. A. JONES, Houston48. "Arch of Triumph" , oil
TRAVIS G. KEESE, Somerville49. "The Wanderer", oil
RICHARD L. LANE, Dallas50. "Inlet", oil
DAN LAYNE, Edinburg51. "Hospital Construction", oil
WILLIAM LESTER, Austin52. "Up Barton Creek", oil
JIM LOVE, Houston53. "Ceremonial Figure", steel & cast iron
DANIEL LYNCH, Dallas54. "Mother &Child No. I ", oil
STEPHEN MAGADA, Austin55. "Reflections", oil
PHILIP MAGINOT, San Angelo56. "Pyrophantasma", oil
CHARLES McGOUGH, Commerce57. "Desert Forms", oil & lacquer
KEITH MciNTYRE, San Antonio58. "Ledge Form", oil
EVA McMURREY, Baytown59. "Still Life with Onions", oil
JESSE M. MEDELLIN, San Antonio60. "Rocks and Sea", oil
FRED MITCHAM, Dallas61. "Shadow Line", oil
MARC MOLDAWER, Houston62. "Star-crossed", oil
HYLARIE MORRIS, Fort Worth63. "Three Saxons", oil
PERRY NICHOLS, Dallas64. "Jeweled Grotto", oil & metal
BOBBY NORSWORTHY, Commerce65. "Night on Campus", oil
VIRGINIA OECHSNER, Dallas66. "Assimilation", oak
G. W. OWENS, Fort Worth67. "Brazed Steel Construction",
brass & steel
ANNA BELLE PECK, Houston68. "All Paths Lead Home", oil
OLIVE PEMBERTON, Fort Worth69. "Mid-summer", casein
MONA S. PIERCE, Lubbock70. "Pink Fantasy", mixed media
DOROTHY POULOS, Dallas71. "Gallery in Rome", oil
BARBARA QUIMBY, Dallas72. "Wine Shop", oil
STEPHEN T. RASCOE, Corpus Christi73. "Still Life on an Orange Table", oil
PAULINE REED, Fort Worth74. "Little Beggar", stone
BERT REES, Austin75. "Cogitoergosurn", oil
KARL RICHARDS, Fort Worth76. "Stark, Dark Marks", polymer
tempera
ALVI ROHDE, San Antonio77. "Night", casein
FRANCES TAYLOR ROYSTON, Houston78. "At Sea", enamel
EDWIN RUDA, Austin79. "The Farewell", oil
GWEN RYAN, Houston80. "Collage", collage
FRED B. SAMUELSON, McAllen81. "Artie Beacons", oil
E. M. SCHIWETZ, Houston82. "November Day at Buca Chica",
mixed media
HILLIARD M. STONE, Grand Prai rie83. "Bi rd", wood
LYNN SWEAT, Nederland84. "Segments", oil
RUTH TEARS, Dallas85. "White to Move", oil
McKIE TROTTER, Fort Worth86. "Earthscape No.6", oil
CHARLES UMLAUF, Austin87. "Head of Lynn", bronze
BROR UTTER, Fort Worth88. "Above the Well", oil
MARIE VAN ORDEN, Edinburg89. "Bather", ceramic
ALDEN H. WAITT, San Antonio90. "Cliff on Upper Salado Creek", oil
DONALD L. WEISMANN, Austin91. "New Devices in an Old Place", oil
RALPH WHITE, Austin92. "A Walk in the Hills", oil
CHARLES T. WILLIAMS, Fort Worth93. "Sisters", cast bronze
GLENN A. GALAWAY, " Incantation"
McKI E TROTTER, "Earlhscape No.6"
HIRAM D. WILLIAMS, Austin94. "Campus Horizon", oil
BETTY WINN, Dallas95. "Face of a City", oil
JIM WOZNIAK, Fort Worth96. "Garden", metal & wood
ARTHUR H. YOURZIK, San Antonio97. "Les Trois Freres", oil
HISTORY
OfTHE
TEXASANNUAL
For those_not familiar 'with the evolution of this exhibition, it is worth repeatingthe following facts.
In1940 the directors ofthe Museums inHouston, San Antonio and Dallas organizeda painting and sculpture competition open toall artists of the state. Then the largecities had local exhibitions for their resident artists, butthe small towns offered noopportunity and the artist living on ranch or farm had no chance to exhibit.
First called the Texas General, inits second year it was re-named the TexasOklahoma General because one museum in that state participated. I he first twoexhibitions were held in January, February and March of 1940 and 1941. But theyear 1941 was to see another Texas General in October because State Fair of TexasAssociation requested an exhibition of Texas art during the Fair. The original planof the three originating museums was that in alternating order one of them wouldcollect the entries, hold the judging, exhibit th_e show and then circulate it to theother two. All three would contribute prizes and s~a ~e cost. Other agencies in FortWorth, Austin, Beaumont and Lubbock have exhibited t~e show at different times.Fort Worth, though not a sponsor, has contributed a prize yearly.
Texas General was chosen for a name because-prints, drawings and ceramicswere included. By the time of the eleventh consecutive competition in the season of1949-50, these categories were withdrawn since special competitions for each hadcome into existence. That year the exhibition was called the Texas Painting andSculpture Annual. That name has stuck ever since.
The State Fair re-entered the scene in 1952 by promising a Purchase Prize Fundof$1,000 yearly if the exhibition could be featured at DMFA during the fair. Sincethen DMFA ~as organized the exhibition and shown it firstwith continued help fromSan Antonio and Houston inthe form ofPrizes, shared circulation cost and exhibition.The first of the annuals in 1940 had seven prizes totaling $350, not inconsiderablereward then.
This year prizes for the 20th competition amounted to $3,350 of which $2,600 ismoney for six purchases for permanent collections of the sponsoring museums.
This year there were 661 entries from 398 artists in 57 Texas towns. Of theseentries, 97 works by 95 artists were accepted by the judge.