GENERAL DESCRIPTION
From 1928 to 1948, the art-life of Texas was dominated by the activities and accomplishments of a group of younger artists, collectively known as "The Nine," whose work fell within the broader 1930s stylistic category of Regionalism. Though centered in Dallas, these artists were recognized at a national level early in their careers, and, as a result, the formation of a "Texas School" was widely acknowledged by several important commentators. At the height of their activities, as many as twenty-five artists were involved as a loosely structured collective, with artists Jerry Bywaters, Otis Dozier, Charles Bowling, William Lester, Everett Spruce, and Alexandre Hogue forming the core of the Texas regionalist group. Additional artists associated with the group included Michael G. Owen, Allie V. Tennant, Dorothy Austin, Merritt T. Mauzey, Russell Vernon Hunter, Florence R. McClung, Thomas M. Stell, Jr., Harry Carnohan, John Douglass, Perry Nichols, Don Brown, and Lloyd Goff.
The "Dallas Nine" drew inspiration from diverse sources, including indigenous Native American design, Italian quattrocento painting, and French surrealist theory, as well as from contemporary art. Their work is characterized by an individual stylistic approach to subject matter that reflected a regional interpretation and often incorporated religious iconography.
The work of the "Dallas Nine" was prominent in the large exhibition of art at the Texas Centennial Exposition of 1936 and was featured in a special issue of Art Digest. By that time, several of the artists had developed into articulate spokesmen for their cause. When their work was exhibited at the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco in 1939 and at the New York Worlds Fair the same year, many writers felt that Texas was one of the most vigorous and promising new regions in American art.
Adapted from
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art Bulletin (1984 Winter), 10.
NOTES
Deleted TMS tag for 1950.9
I deleted the notelinks for both artists and exhibitions when I could make these connections through rules.
Rules associate with the following exhibitions: Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and Their Circle, 1928-1945, February 3-March 17, 1985. Exhibition ID: 11353; and TX Centennial 1936, exhibition id: 101074.
Associated with the following artists: Bywaters, Dozier, Bowling, Lester, Spruce, Hogue, Owen, Tennant, Austin, Mauzey, Russell Hunter, McClung, Stell, Carnohan, Douglass, Nichols, Don Brown, Lloyd Goff.
Added artists based on the objects included in Lone Star Regionalism- Dorothy Brett, George Grammer, George Grosz, Medellin, H.O. Robertson.
Did not add all artists whose work was included in the Texas Painting and Prints rooms in the Centennial Expo because there were so many, and because I was not confident that they all fit the stylistic attributes.
Former rule was written to apply to exhibitions and constituents. As of January 2017 the exhibitions are not available targets for CC rules and applying this note to constituents may complicate the way biographical essays appear on an individual's online page. I am rewriting the rule to apply to objects by the artists associated with the Dallas Nine rather than to the artists themselves.
Sue noticed that the objects linked to this CC are not all representative of Dallas Nine. I will test some revised rules that include dates. (Added the end section of each line "and date_begin lte 1948" to each constituent to eliminate their more contemporary work.) Reduced results from 500 to 383. (Added another 33 objects to these results when I added the five artists included in the Lone Star Regionalism exhibition.)
and date_begin gte 1928 and date_end is lte 1948
This is the former rule (removed 1/20/2017)
Set operator as or
Apply to exhibitions where id equals 11353
Apply to exhibitions where id equals 10174
Apply to constituents where id equals 2951
Apply to constituents where id equals 1375
Apply to constituents where id equals 1270
Apply to constituents where id equals 786
Apply to constituents where id equals 1176
Apply to constituents where id equals 701
Apply to constituents where id equals 303
Apply to constituents where id equals 1361
Apply to constituents where id equals 1619
Apply to constituents where id equals 802
Apply to constituents where id equals 412
Apply to constituents where id equals 2528
Apply to constituents where id equals 1087
Apply to constituents where id equals 1629
Apply to constituents where id equals 2601
Apply to constituents where id equals 1294
Apply to constituents where id equals 1953
Apply to constituents where id equals 2534
EAS- removed line of rule that applied this CC to Grosz because some of his works are not Dallas Nine
ASSOCIATED CONTENT CHUNKS
AUDIO ASSETS
"Dallas Nine," The Lone Star Regionalist: The Legacy of Jerry Bywaters, 2008. Marcus mini-grant Artistic Voices clip, 2007-2008; Created by Laura Bruck.
28775554: UMO
VIDEO ASSETS
IMAGE ASSETS
DMA Bulletin (1984 Winter); 12054280: UMO
Used an installation image from Lone Star Regionalism as the illustration for this CC.
248259193: Image
WEB RESOURCES
Dallas Nine~Read Kendall Curlee's entry for this group on the Handbook of Texas Online (Published by the Texas State Historical Association).
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
TEACHING IDEAS
RULES
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apply to objects where constituent_id equals 424 and date_begin lte 1948
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General Description
From 1928 to 1948, the art-life of Texas was dominated by the activities and accomplishments of a group of younger artists, collectively known as "The Nine," whose work fell within the broader 1930s stylistic category of Regionalism. Though centered in Dallas, these artists were recognized at a national level early in their careers, and, as a result, the formation of a "Texas School" was widely acknowledged by several important commentators. At the height of their activities, as many as twenty-five artists were involved as a loosely structured collective, with artists Jerry Bywaters, Otis Dozier, Charles Bowling, William Lester, Everett Spruce, and Alexandre Hogue forming the core of the Texas regionalist group. Additional artists associated with the group included Michael G. Owen, Allie V. Tennant, Dorothy Austin, Merritt T. Mauzey, Russell Vernon Hunter, Florence R. McClung, Thomas M. Stell, Jr., Harry Carnohan, John Douglass, Perry Nichols, Don Brown, and Lloyd Goff.
The "Dallas Nine" drew inspiration from diverse sources, including indigenous Native American design, Italian quattrocento painting, and French surrealist theory, as well as from contemporary art. Their work is characterized by an individual stylistic approach to subject matter that reflected a regional interpretation and often incorporated religious iconography.
The work of the "Dallas Nine" was prominent in the large exhibition of art at the Texas Centennial Exposition of 1936 and was featured in a special issue of Art Digest. By that time, several of the artists had developed into articulate spokesmen for their cause. When their work was exhibited at the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco in 1939 and at the New York Worlds Fair the same year, many writers felt that Texas was one of the most vigorous and promising new regions in American art.
Adapted from
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art Bulletin (1984 Winter), 10.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Dallas Nine~Read Kendall Curlee's entry for this group on the Handbook of Texas Online (Published by the Texas State Historical Association).
Notes
Deleted TMS tag for 1950.9
I deleted the notelinks for both artists and exhibitions when I could make these connections through rules.
Rules associate with the following exhibitions: Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and Their Circle, 1928-1945, February 3-March 17, 1985. Exhibition ID: 11353; and TX Centennial 1936, exhibition id: 101074.
Associated with the following artists: Bywaters, Dozier, Bowling, Lester, Spruce, Hogue, Owen, Tennant, Austin, Mauzey, Russell Hunter, McClung, Stell, Carnohan, Douglass, Nichols, Don Brown, Lloyd Goff.
Added artists based on the objects included in Lone Star Regionalism- Dorothy Brett, George Grammer, George Grosz, Medellin, H.O. Robertson.
Did not add all artists whose work was included in the Texas Painting and Prints rooms in the Centennial Expo because there were so many, and because I was not confident that they all fit the stylistic attributes.
Former rule was written to apply to exhibitions and constituents. As of January 2017 the exhibitions are not available targets for CC rules and applying this note to constituents may complicate the way biographical essays appear on an individual's online page. I am rewriting the rule to apply to objects by the artists associated with the Dallas Nine rather than to the artists themselves.
Sue noticed that the objects linked to this CC are not all representative of Dallas Nine. I will test some revised rules that include dates. (Added the end section of each line "and date_begin lte 1948" to each constituent to eliminate their more contemporary work.) Reduced results from 500 to 383. (Added another 33 objects to these results when I added the five artists included in the Lone Star Regionalism exhibition.)
and date_begin gte 1928 and date_end is lte 1948
This is the former rule (removed 1/20/2017)
Set operator as or
Apply to exhibitions where id equals 11353
Apply to exhibitions where id equals 10174
Apply to constituents where id equals 2951
Apply to constituents where id equals 1375
Apply to constituents where id equals 1270
Apply to constituents where id equals 786
Apply to constituents where id equals 1176
Apply to constituents where id equals 701
Apply to constituents where id equals 303
Apply to constituents where id equals 1361
Apply to constituents where id equals 1619
Apply to constituents where id equals 802
Apply to constituents where id equals 412
Apply to constituents where id equals 2528
Apply to constituents where id equals 1087
Apply to constituents where id equals 1629
Apply to constituents where id equals 2601
Apply to constituents where id equals 1294
Apply to constituents where id equals 1953
Apply to constituents where id equals 2534
EAS- removed line of rule that applied this CC to Grosz because some of his works are not Dallas Nine
source file
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