Robert Ivan Lockard, The Scarecrow, 1933

Description

This artwork titled "The Scarecrow" 1933 is a watercolor on paper by noted Kansas artist Robert Ivan Lockard. It is … more This artwork titled "The Scarecrow" 1933 is a watercolor on paper by noted Kansas artist Robert Ivan Lockard. It is signed an dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 12.25 x 18.25 inches, framed size is 22.5 x 28 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with gold color spacer. It is in very good condition.

About the artist.
Lockard, Robert Ivan. b. Norton, Sept. 18, 1905; d. Lubbock, TX, Feb. 1974. Painter, spec. landscapes. Teacher. Etcher. Received a BA and MA in architecture at Kansas State Univ., Manhattan and studied painting with John Helm, Jr. Taught at Kansas State Univ. from 1931-32 and was assistant to the Director of the Nelson Galley in Kansas City from 1933-34. Taught painting and architectural design at Texas Tech. Univ. in Lubbock, TX from 1935-73. Member: Society of Independent Artists; Prairie Water Color Painters; South Plains Art Guild; Texas Fine Art Assoc. Exhibitions: 7th Annual Kansas Artists Exhibition, 1931; 8th Annual Kansas Artists Exhibition, 1932; Midwestern Artists Exhibition, 1932; Midwestern Artists Exhibition, 1933; Midwestern Artists Exhibition, 1935; Texas Tech. Univ., 1935; Texas Centennial Exposition, 1936. Awards: Bronze Medal for Watercolor in the Midwestern Artists Exhibition, 1932. AAA 3, 4; Sain; Newlin; Kansas Magazine.; MAE 1932, 1933, 1935; Sandzén files;

Bibliography
American Federation of Arts, 1936- v.1=1936-37 v.3= 1941-42 v.2=1938-39 v.4=1940-47. 1901-1903; Sain, Lydia. Kansas Artists, compiled by Lydia Sain from 1932 to 1948. Typed Manuscript, 1948.; Newlin, Gertrude Dix (Development of Art in Kansas. Typed Manuscript, 1951); Kansas Magazine.; Midwestern Artists’ Exhibition (Kansas City: Kansas City Art Institute, 1920-1942 Mines, Cynthia. For the Sake of Art: The Story of an Art Movement in Kansas. s.l. Mines, 1979.) 1932, 1933, 1935;

Selected Exhibitions

1931, 7th Annual Kansas Artists Exhibition, Topeka, Kansas
1932, award, Annual Mid-Western Artists Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri
1933-36, Annual Exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists, New York, New York
1935, one-man, Texas Technological College (Texas Tech), Lubbock, Texas
1935, Annual Mid-Western Artists Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri
1936, Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, Texas
1938, with Troy Allen Lockard, Texas Technological College Art Institute, Lubbock, Texas

Selected Public Collections

Panhandle-Plains Museum of Art less