Boyer Gonzales Jr.
"Landscape Fragment II" Abstract 1960 Mid-Century Modern
1960

Name: "Landscape Fragment II" Abstract 1960 Mid-Century Modern
Brand: Boyer Gonzales Jr.
Price: 1899 USD
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About the Item

Boyer Gonzales Jr. (1909-1987) Austin Artist Image Size: 18 x 24 Frame Size: 19 x 25 Medium: Oil 1960 "Landscape Fragment II" Biography Boyer Gonzales Jr. (1909-1987) Boyer Gonzales Jr, a noted painter and teacher in Texas was born in Galveston, Texas and raised in family homes in both Galveston and Woodstock, New York. He attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania and in 1931 graduated with a degree in architecture from the University on Virginia. During the summers while at the university he studied with his father in Woodstock. After graduation he returned to Woodstock and studied under Henry Lee McFee and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. He also assisted Yasuo Kuniyoshi in his classes. In 1937 he returned to San Antonio to assist McFee in establishing the Witte Memorial School of Art. He taught at the school until 1939 when he accepted a position at the University of Texas in Austin. In 1941 Gonzales taught at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. From 1942-1945 Boyer Gonzales Jr served in the United States Army Air Corps. In 1946 he was appointed assistant professor at the University of Texas. From 1947-48 he was chairman of the art department. In 1954 Gonzales accepted a teaching position at the University of Washington, Seattle and Director of the Henry Art Gallery at the university. He served as chairman of the art department from 1954-66. In 1975 he received the Governor's Award of Special Accommendation. In 1979 he retired as professor emeritus. He died in Bellevue, Washington in 1987.

Creator:

Boyer Gonzales Jr. (1909 - 1987, American)

Creation Year:

1960

Dimensions:

Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)

Medium:

Oil

Movement & Style:

Abstract

Period:

1960-1969