William Lester art work and papers, 1930-1994.

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William Lester art work and papers, 1930-1994.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/429915237

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.

17 boxes, including 9 flat boxes (4 linear feet)

Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7492104

Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries

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Lester, William, 1910-1991

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Painter; Austin, Texas. From the description of William Lester papers, 1930-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454521 Artist William Lester was born in Graham, Texas, in 1910. He was an artist for the Civilian Conservation Corps camp near Paladuro Canyon, Texas and near Fort Sill, Oklahoma in the mid 1930s, and taught at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts School at the beginning of the 1940s. He joined the faculty of the University of Texas Department of Art in 1942, and wa...