GERALD WILLIAMSON "JERRY" BYWATERS (American, 1906-1989) Light Snow, 1942 Oil on masonite 24 x 30 inches (61.0 x 76.2...
Auction amount: $59,375.00
Sold: Nov 16, 2013
Gerald Williamson "Jerry" Bywaters (American, 1906-1989)
Biography:
Jerry Bywaters was a leading member of the early-modernist group of artists known as the "Dallas Nine." He grew up in Dallas, attended Southern Methodist University, and studied under Olin Travis at the Dallas Art Institute. He built a studio in 1928 and became a leader in the regionalism movement in Texas. Best known for his still-lifes, landscapes, and portraits, Bywaters produced a large body of work, while holding positions as an art critic, art editor and contributor, teacher, curator of numerous exhibitions, and served as Director of the Dallas Museum of Art. Jerry Bywaters's work is in many Texas collections including the Dallas Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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