By Buck Schiwetz
Located in San Antonio, TX
Buck Schiwetz
(1898-1984)
Houston Artist
Image Size: 10 x 15.5
Framed Size: 16.5 x 22
Medium: Pencil/charcoal on Paper Unsigned from his estate
"Dallas" Cityscape
Buck Schiwetz (1898-1984)
Dallas Skyline by E. M. “Buck” Schiwetz — 1961
by Paula Bosse
This drawing reminds me of those wonderful telephone book covers (the ones with all the hidden jokes and intricate details) that I used to pore over as a child. (By the way, when clicked, this image is absolutely HUMONGOUS.)
From the booklet Five Years Forward: The Dallas Public Library, 1955-1960 (more of which can be accessed here).
Copyright © 2014 Paula Bosse. All Rights Reserved.
Edward Muegge Schiwetz was a painter whose work recorded the state of Texas from the country to the city. In addition, Schiwetz was a magazine illustrator, graphic artist, writer, preservationist, and architect. Edward Schiwetz was born and raised in Cuero, Texas and learned to draw and paint under the instruction of his mother. He graduated from Cuero High School (1916) and received a baccalaureate in architecture from Texas A & M college, College Station...
Category
1960s Realist Buck Schiwetz Art
MaterialsCharcoal, Pencil