GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Otis Dozier attended the first art school in Dallas during the 1920s. On the Lot brought Dozier to the attention of the energetic and progressive artists of Dallas, winning him the first of many awards during the 1930s. As his reputation grew, Dozier taught at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Southern Methodist University, and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts School, where he remained on the faculty from 1945 until 1970. On the Lot depicts the huge draft horses that were employed to raise the great tents and grade the dirt lot before opening day of the circus. Dozier's upbringing on a cotton farm, where the hard labor of men and animals was a fact of life, is reflected in the scale and forthright modeling of the draft horses and the posture of the teamster, who bends to the task with his animals.
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DMA unpublished material.
NOTES
See catalogue on PICTION- Catalog from the art exhibition 'Otis Dozier: Paintings, Gouaches, Drawings,' November 5-December 5, 1944, at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in Dallas, Texas. Includes: introduction, biographical note, listing of artwork, selected images
(Lawson, Texas, 1904-Dallas, 1987)---What is this?
label from Dallas Nine folder in the Education files- Also appears as public notes as of Aug 6, 2016
See Erin Pinion biog and notes-- Aug 2016.
Created in 1931
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism :The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
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Added artist, tags, Geography, Provenance, Subject Terms, Historical Periods, rule
Added place of origin to TMS Geo Xref
Added label copy in Gen Desc to TMS
Audio " A Salute to the Doziers of Dallas" one has beeping throughout, but the recording is not useful, neither are the others
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Geography
Place of origin: Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503
Place of origin: Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660
Depicted location: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
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Before 1932: Otis Dozier [1]
From 1932: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Kiest Memorial Purchase Prize, Fifth Annual Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition, purchased from the artist. [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing information in TMS (in Dallas Museum of Art Digital Collections Records Object Files). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- Dallas Museum of Art, Uncrated~Learn more about the Kiest Memorial Prize on the DMA's Uncrated blog.
- Dozier, Otis, Texas State Historical Association Biography~Read more about Otis Dozier on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
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General Description
Otis Dozier attended the first art school in Dallas during the 1920s. On the Lot brought Dozier to the attention of the energetic and progressive artists of Dallas, winning him the first of many awards during the 1930s. As his reputation grew, Dozier taught at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Southern Methodist University, and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts School, where he remained on the faculty from 1945 until 1970. On the Lot depicts the huge draft horses that were employed to raise the great tents and grade the dirt lot before opening day of the circus. Dozier's upbringing on a cotton farm, where the hard labor of men and animals was a fact of life, is reflected in the scale and forthright modeling of the draft horses and the posture of the teamster, who bends to the task with his animals.
Excerpt from
DMA unpublished material.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Dallas Museum of Art, Uncrated~Learn more about the Kiest Memorial Prize on the DMA's Uncrated blog.
- Dozier, Otis, Texas State Historical Association Biography~Read more about Otis Dozier on the Handbook of Texas Online (published by the Texas State Historical Association).
Notes
See catalogue on PICTION- Catalog from the art exhibition 'Otis Dozier: Paintings, Gouaches, Drawings,' November 5-December 5, 1944, at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in Dallas, Texas. Includes: introduction, biographical note, listing of artwork, selected images
(Lawson, Texas, 1904-Dallas, 1987)---What is this?
label from Dallas Nine folder in the Education files- Also appears as public notes as of Aug 6, 2016
See Erin Pinion biog and notes-- Aug 2016.
Created in 1931
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism :The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
1/11
Added artist, tags, Geography, Provenance, Subject Terms, Historical Periods, rule
Added place of origin to TMS Geo Xref
Added label copy in Gen Desc to TMS
Audio " A Salute to the Doziers of Dallas" one has beeping throughout, but the recording is not useful, neither are the others
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503
Place of origin: Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660
Depicted location: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
Process/materials
Oil on canvas
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Before 1932: Otis Dozier [1]
From 1932: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Kiest Memorial Purchase Prize, Fifth Annual Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition, purchased from the artist. [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing information in TMS (in Dallas Museum of Art Digital Collections Records Object Files). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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