GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Veteran encapsulates the powerful forces—geographical and climatic—that have shaped the Texas landscape. The tree’s twisted limbs reflect its sustained struggle to gain a foothold in terrain that can at times be both uncompromising and inhospitable. Everett Spruce’s expressionistic treatment of the landscape conveys a sense of sadness and endurance intended to resonate on both a personal and a cosmic scale.
A native of Arkansas, Spruce was affiliated in the 1930s with the Dallas Art Institute and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. He was a major figure in the Dallas Nine—the name given to a group of artists whose primary focus was the region’s people and landscape.
Excerpt from
Sue Canterbury, Label text, 2018.
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Created in 1932
Object File reviewed
Updated first sentence with new title 12/30/2020- changed from Tree and Rocks to Veteran. (ES)
A native of Arkansas, Spruce was affiliated in the 1930s with the Dallas Art Institute and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts before leaving to teach at the University of Texas, Austin. Tree and Rocks is an expressionistic vision of the often destructive force of nature in the Southwest. A dead tree erupts from a sea of jagged rocks, its writhing form seemingly struck by lightning. In paintings such as this, Spruce looked beyond appearance to capture the vigorous energy inherent in the land.
labels from the Dallas Nine folder in the Educaiton files
Tree and Rocks encapsulates the powerful forces—geographical and climatic—that have shaped the Texas landscape. The tree’s twisted limbs reflect its sustained struggle to gain a foothold in terrain that can at times be both uncompromising and inhospitable. Everett Spruce’s expressionistic treatment of the landscape conveys a sense of sadness and endurance intended to resonate on both a personal and a cosmic scale. A native of Arkansas, Spruce was affiliated in the 1930s with the Dallas Art Institute and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. He was a major figure in the Dallas Nine—the name given to a group of artists whose primary focus was the region’s people and landscape.
Current Public Notes, Sue Canterbury, Label text, January 2018
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism 1987-88
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Depicted location and place of origin: Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503
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From 1986: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Maggie Joe and Alexandre Hogue, Tulsa, OK
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General Description
Veteran encapsulates the powerful forces—geographical and climatic—that have shaped the Texas landscape. The tree’s twisted limbs reflect its sustained struggle to gain a foothold in terrain that can at times be both uncompromising and inhospitable. Everett Spruce’s expressionistic treatment of the landscape conveys a sense of sadness and endurance intended to resonate on both a personal and a cosmic scale.
A native of Arkansas, Spruce was affiliated in the 1930s with the Dallas Art Institute and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. He was a major figure in the Dallas Nine—the name given to a group of artists whose primary focus was the region’s people and landscape.
Excerpt from
Sue Canterbury, Label text, 2018.
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Notes
Created in 1932
Object File reviewed
Updated first sentence with new title 12/30/2020- changed from Tree and Rocks to Veteran. (ES)
A native of Arkansas, Spruce was affiliated in the 1930s with the Dallas Art Institute and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts before leaving to teach at the University of Texas, Austin. Tree and Rocks is an expressionistic vision of the often destructive force of nature in the Southwest. A dead tree erupts from a sea of jagged rocks, its writhing form seemingly struck by lightning. In paintings such as this, Spruce looked beyond appearance to capture the vigorous energy inherent in the land.
labels from the Dallas Nine folder in the Educaiton files
Tree and Rocks encapsulates the powerful forces—geographical and climatic—that have shaped the Texas landscape. The tree’s twisted limbs reflect its sustained struggle to gain a foothold in terrain that can at times be both uncompromising and inhospitable. Everett Spruce’s expressionistic treatment of the landscape conveys a sense of sadness and endurance intended to resonate on both a personal and a cosmic scale. A native of Arkansas, Spruce was affiliated in the 1930s with the Dallas Art Institute and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. He was a major figure in the Dallas Nine—the name given to a group of artists whose primary focus was the region’s people and landscape.
Current Public Notes, Sue Canterbury, Label text, January 2018
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism 1987-88
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503
Process/materials
Oil on Masonite
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
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PROVENANCE
From 1986: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Maggie Joe and Alexandre Hogue, Tulsa, OK
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