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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
Purple and Black Modern Gestural Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing

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Located in Houston, TX

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