Margaret Putnam Art
Margaret Putnam was a San Antonio artist who left an artistic legacy rare even in the art world. She was a 20th-century woman with a Renaissance soul who lavished her work with brilliant color, always breaking and making the rules to achieve the desired effect. An explorer, Putnam was self-taught. She worked in oil, watercolor, wax resist, casein and pastel, exploring new avenues, developing new techniques, combining mediums and creating a unique style. She had a background in fashion illustration as well. Even after becoming partially paralyzed from Lou Gehrig's disease, she continued to work relentlessly. She had a little arts and crafts community in La Villita. She was a remarkable woman, a talented artist and in the real spirit of the Alamo, she represented true Texas grit. Her strokes were broad, her colors bold, her paintings powerful and expressive. She painted an 18-by-Seven and a half foot mural at the top of the San Antonio Hilton Hotel. She has won many awards such as River Art Show, San Antonio, Beaumont Museum, Texas Fine Arts Museum and Texas Watercolor Society. She has also won the Old Testament National Exhibit Award, Award for ‘One of Ten Outstanding Women in San Antonio’, ‘Outstanding Artist of the Year’ from San Antonio Art League and J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award. She was also the three-time winner of Top Award for Oils from Texas Fine Arts and received Recipient of the Year award from the San Antonio Arts Commission. Revered for her innovative techniques and inimitable style before her death in 1989, her renown continues even today.
20th Century Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Fabric
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
20th Century Folk Art Margaret Putnam Art
Mixed Media
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Gouache
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Ink
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Etching
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Lithograph
Early 2000s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Wool, Tapestry
2010s Contemporary Margaret Putnam Art
Other Medium, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Pen, Felt Pen, Permanent M...
1970s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Margaret Putnam Art
Mixed Media, Board, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
Mid-20th Century American Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Paper, Gouache
18th Century Margaret Putnam Art
Watercolor, Etching
1930s American Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Gouache, Board
18th Century Margaret Putnam Art
Watercolor, Etching
2010s Abstract Expressionist Margaret Putnam Art
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
18th Century Margaret Putnam Art
Watercolor, Etching
1950s American Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Paper, India Ink, Pen
Late 20th Century Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Foil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Etching
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Mixed Media
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Ink
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Acrylic
1960s Abstract Margaret Putnam Art
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Oil
1960s Modern Margaret Putnam Art
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Margaret Putnam Art
Pastel