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Arthur Turner

Arthur Turner was born in Houston, Texas in 1940. He still works and lives in Houston. He received his BA from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas. Later, in 1966, he earned his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Awards include: First Award, Clear Lake Arts Alliance Exhibition, Houston, Texas, 2000; Travel grant from Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 1992; Selected for Outstanding Educator of America Awards Program, 1973; First Award, Corpus Christi Art Foundation Annual Exhibition, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1973; First Purchase Award, Beaumont Art Museum, 20th Annual Exhibition, 1971; and Purchase Prize, 22nd Annual Texas Watercolor Society Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 1971.

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Artist: Arthur Turner
Purple and Black Modern Gestural Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing
By Arthur Turner
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract ink and watercolor drawing by Houston born artist Arthur Turner. The work features energetic black lines accented with blocks of purple. Signed and dated along the ri...
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1960s Modern Arthur Turner

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Ink, Watercolor

"Twin Totems" Blue and Black Double Abstract Figurative Prints
By Arthur Turner
Located in Houston, TX
Two identical abstract prints in blue and black depicting a man-like figure along a fenced pathway. Both prints are artist's proof that are displayed side by side in a natural wooden frame. Titled, signed, and dated by artist. Dimensions Without Frame: H 9 in. x W 12 in. Artist Biography: Arthur Turner was born in Houston, Texas in 1940 where he currently lives and works. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1966 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from North Texas State University, Denton, Texas in 1962. His work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally. His work is also part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, and the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Arthur Turner was a watercolor instructor at the Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston from 1969 to 2018 and has been represented by Moody Gallery...
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1980s Abstract Arthur Turner

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Pigment

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Red Horizon, 2
Red Horizon, 2
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