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Fort Davis is one of a series of drawings William Lester made using lithographic crayon on paper, a medium that provided the arist with a rich surface unavailable in charcoal or conte crayon. Lester discovered lithographic crayons while he was making prints, and began using the grease-pencil crayon directly on paper. Fort Davis, an outpost of the buffalo soldiers after the Civil War, is now a Texas landmark; Lester's portrayal focuses on a dilapidated building, its roof missing, as an epigram on the passing of time and the reclamation of man's works by nature.
Adapted from
Eleanor Jones Harvey, DMA unpublished material, 1994.
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Created in 1949
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"Fort Davis is one of a series of drawings William Lester made using lithographic crayon on paper, a medium that provided the arist with a rich surface unavailable in charcoal or conte crayon. Lester discovered litho crayons while he was making prints, and began using the grease-pencil crayon directly on paper. It is among the strongest of the drawings Lester made during this period, and holds the added attraction of having been made the same year Lester painted Old Fort Davis, which the DMA acquired as a Dallas Art Association Purchase in 1949. Fort Davis, an outpost of the buffalo soldiers after the Civil War, is now a Texas landmark; Lester's portrayal focuses on a dilapidated building, its roof missing, as an epigram on the passing of time and the reclamation of man's works by nature. The two compositions are nearly identical, positing their resolution and completion at roughly the same time; this opportunity to reunited the drawing and the painting fits within the DMA's goals to fill significant gaps in its regional holdings."
Eleanor Jones Harvey, Associate Curator of American Art—value estimate for acquisition proposal
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1951.64 William Lester, Old Fort Davis
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Depicted location: Fort Davis (Jeff Davis/United States): TGN: 2104261
Place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
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From 1994: Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund
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General Description
Fort Davis is one of a series of drawings William Lester made using lithographic crayon on paper, a medium that provided the arist with a rich surface unavailable in charcoal or conte crayon. Lester discovered lithographic crayons while he was making prints, and began using the grease-pencil crayon directly on paper. Fort Davis, an outpost of the buffalo soldiers after the Civil War, is now a Texas landmark; Lester's portrayal focuses on a dilapidated building, its roof missing, as an epigram on the passing of time and the reclamation of man's works by nature.
Adapted from
Eleanor Jones Harvey, DMA unpublished material, 1994.
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Notes
Created in 1949
DO GEOGRAPHY AND TMS THEN DONE
"Fort Davis is one of a series of drawings William Lester made using lithographic crayon on paper, a medium that provided the arist with a rich surface unavailable in charcoal or conte crayon. Lester discovered litho crayons while he was making prints, and began using the grease-pencil crayon directly on paper. It is among the strongest of the drawings Lester made during this period, and holds the added attraction of having been made the same year Lester painted Old Fort Davis, which the DMA acquired as a Dallas Art Association Purchase in 1949. Fort Davis, an outpost of the buffalo soldiers after the Civil War, is now a Texas landmark; Lester's portrayal focuses on a dilapidated building, its roof missing, as an epigram on the passing of time and the reclamation of man's works by nature. The two compositions are nearly identical, positing their resolution and completion at roughly the same time; this opportunity to reunited the drawing and the painting fits within the DMA's goals to fill significant gaps in its regional holdings."
Eleanor Jones Harvey, Associate Curator of American Art—value estimate for acquisition proposal
Related object
1951.64 William Lester, Old Fort Davis
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location: Fort Davis (Jeff Davis/United States): TGN: 2104261
Place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
Process/materials
Drawing
Lithographic crayon on paper
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
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From 1994: Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund
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