1994.227 William Lester, Untitled (Fence and Tree)


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  

NOTES
Created in 1940s (1940-1949)

Fun Fact Source:  "Fence and Tree emerged, literally, from a stuck drawer in William Lester's studio, opened in the Spring of 1994 by Lester's widow, Sylvia."Quote from value assessment for acquisition proposal, Eleanor Jones Harvey, Associate Curator of American Art. Can be found in Confidential folder in Object File.

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Geography 
Depicted location and place of origin: Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660

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Oil on paper

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PROVENANCE 
Before 1994: William and Sylvia Lester
From 1994: Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund

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FUN FACTS
  • Untitled (Fence and Tree) was found by William Lester's widow, Sylvia, when she opened a stuck drawer in his studio in 1994.  

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Fun Facts
  • Untitled (Fence and Tree) was found by William Lester's widow, Sylvia, when she opened a stuck drawer in his studio in 1994.  

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Notes
Created in 1940s (1940-1949)

Fun Fact Source:  "Fence and Tree emerged, literally, from a stuck drawer in William Lester's studio, opened in the Spring of 1994 by Lester's widow, Sylvia."Quote from value assessment for acquisition proposal, Eleanor Jones Harvey, Associate Curator of American Art. Can be found in Confidential folder in Object File.

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Geography 
Depicted location and place of origin: Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660

Process/materials
Oil on paper

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE 
Before 1994: William and Sylvia Lester
From 1994: Dallas Museum of Art, Texas Artists Fund

AUDIO ASSETS 

VIDEO ASSETS

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oil paint: AAT: 300015050
landscapes (representations): AAT: 300015636
trees (plants): AAT: 300132410
rock (inorganic material): AAT: 300011692
*American Art
@Russell
clouds: AAT: 300343840
roads: AAT: 300008217
regionalism (form of expression): AAT: 300055800
fences (site elements): AAT: 300005044
grasses (plants): AAT: 300132397
Lester_William Lewis: ULAN: 500334444
oil paintings (visual works): AAT: 300033799
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