1952.29 George Grammer, Oil Derricks at Night


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The geometric language of cubism is adapted to a familiar sight around Texas in this work by Fort Worth School artist George Grammer, who won the E. M. Dealey Purchase Prize for this work in 1952 as an example of the best emerging art in the state.

Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2007

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Created in 1952

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Grammer, George (American, 1928-?)

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From 1952: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, E.M. Dealey Purchase Fund [1]

[1] 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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General Description
 
The geometric language of cubism is adapted to a familiar sight around Texas in this work by Fort Worth School artist George Grammer, who won the E. M. Dealey Purchase Prize for this work in 1952 as an example of the best emerging art in the state.

Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2007

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Notes
Created in 1952

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers
Grammer, George (American, 1928-?)

Cultures

Geography 

Process/materials

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE 
From 1952: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, E.M. Dealey Purchase Fund [1]

[1] 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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oil (organic material): AAT: 300014254
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#completed
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oil paint: AAT: 300015050
*American Art
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blue (color): AAT: 300129361
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rectangles (parallelograms): AAT: 300055636
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
verticality: AAT: 300056325
geometric abstraction: AAT: 300056509
lighting: AAT: 300051944
Cubist: AAT: 300021495
night: AAT: 300133095
Grammer_George: ULAN: 500334449
oil tanks: AAT: 300375274
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