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Lewis TilleyOrtez (Modernist Family Portrait), Abstracted Figural Group of Five, Interior 1947
1947
About the Item
"Ortez (Modernist Family Portrait)" is a gouache on paper abstract painting by Lewis Lee Tilley (1921-2005) from 1947 of five family members sitting on a couch. Painted in jewel tones of green, blue, purple, and pink. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 28 ¼ x 29 ⅜ x 1 ⅜ inches. Image size is 17 ¾ x 19 ¼ inches.
Painting is clean and in very good vintage condition - please contact us for a detailed condition report.
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About the Artist:
Excerpted from Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph newspaper article of 9/1949
Painter, Editor, Radio Director, and Actor.
Born in Parrott, GA. in 1921, he early showed that he was not going to grow up to be a traditional southern gentleman. After a year at Emory University, a course at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and graduation with a degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia, he tried his talents as Art Editor of the Atlanta Journal magazine section, and then took a whirl in radio as Director of a station in McComb, MS.
As a protege of Boardman Robinson he found his way to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center School in Colorado Springs, CO., where he graduated all over again and became interested and became an instructor.
Tilly has a wide background as artist, author, designer-illustrator, and as producer-director for Alexander Film Co., makers of motion picture commercials and documentaries. He also received his MFA degree from the University of Guanajuato, Instituto de Allende, Mexico.
Tilly authored "Booklet Design and Production" for The Nigerian Teacher magazine, and "The History of Writing and Printing" for the Northern Nigerian Ministry of Education. He has had articles published in American Home, Architectural Forum, Leica Photography, US Camera and in numerous other magazines.
Submitted by:
Katherine Tozier
- Creator:Lewis Tilley (1921 - 2005)
- Creation Year:1947
- Dimensions:Height: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
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