William Lester art work and papers 1930-1994

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William Lester art work and papers 1930-1994

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William Lewis Lester, a Texas native, is known for his scenes of arid landscapes and everyday life in the southwest, mainly Texas and Oklahoma. Associated with the Texas regionalists beginning in the 1930s, Lester‘s early work reflects the group’s style and subject matter which he continued through the 1940s. In the 1950s, his work took a turn toward the abstract, an approach to painting that Lester chose to develop throughout the remaining years of his career. The collection includes artwork, clippings, correspondence, documents, photographs, publicity, and published works relating to his art and teaching career at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Jerry Bywaters Special Collections, Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University

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Lester, William, 1910–1991

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William Lewis Lester was born on August 20, 1910 in Graham, Texas to John Lewis and Mildred Matilda Lester. In 1924, the Lester family moved to Dallas where William attended Bryan Street High School for three years. There he met fellow artist Perry Nichols. In the fall of 1927, while on a sketching trip with Nichols, Lester picked up crayons and began sketching in color for the first time - an experience that opened his eyes up the world of color on an autumn day in Texas. Lester sp...