GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Otis Dozier portrays the plight of individuals displaced by the Dust Bowl, but juxtaposes their despair with the hopeful solidity of the family unit. This stark depiction of the rural area of Garland, Texas, shows a family preparing their meager belongings for departure. One senses the reassuring survival of tradition and continuity in such an uprooting; the family heirlooms clustered in the foreground, the newborn baby in its mother's arms. Dozier seems to suggest that the only expendable element is the house itself, now empty. The people and the land endure.
Drawn from
- Sam Ratcliffe, John Lunsford, and Joseph B. Rucker, DMA unpublished material [audio file: "Otis Dozier, The Annual Move," The Lone Star Regionalist: The Legacy of Jerry Bywaters], 2003.
- Stewart, Rick. Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and Their Circle 1928-1945. Austin: Texas Monthly Publishing, 1985, p. 63.
NOTES
Created in 1936
1/11
Started note
The Annual Move is a painting which convincingly demonstrated the earthy color, sharply delineated forms, and selective composition alluded to in contemporary reviews of his work This stark depiction of the rural area of Garland, Texas shows a family preparing their meager belongings for departure. One senses the reassuring survival of tradition and continuity in such an uprooting; the family heirlooms clustered in the foreground, the newborn baby in its mother's arms. Dozier seemed to suggest that the only expendable element is the house itself, now empty. The people and the land endure.
Adapted from
Steward, Rick. Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and Their Circle 1928-1945. Austin: Texas Monthly Publishing, 1985, p. 63.
Otis Dozier portrays the plight of individuals displaced by the Dust Bowl, but juxtaposes their despair with the hopeful solidity of the family unit. Dozier identified so strongly with the theme of this work that he and his wife served as the models for the couple. The car, a 1918 Model A Ford, was borrowed from Dallas artist Perry Nichols. The Annual Move was one of the most acclaimed canvases at the art exhibit held in conjunction with the 1936 Texas Centennial. Dozier agreed with Jerry Bywaters, Alexandre Hogue, and the other members of the Dallas Nine that the subject of a painting subject, though important, represents a vehicle, a means to an end. As Dozier later phrased it, "You've got to start from where you are and hope to get to the universal." The theme of The Annual Move does transcend its realistic depiction of the shotgun house and automobile, objects that Dozier knew from life. As one discussion of the work noted, the presence of an infant and the family heirlooms bespeak a "reassuring survival of tradition and continuity in such an uprooting." Yet the pathos of the scene is inescapable.
Adapted from
Otis Dozier, The Annual Move Clip from The Lone Star Regionalist: The Legacy of Jerry Bywaters
Similar artwork by peer 1934 Aaron Bohrod Landscape near Chicago https://mon.academyart.edu/luna/servlet/view/all/who/Bohrod%252C%2BAaron?sort=Pub_Date%2CPub_List_No_Series_No_Sort%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism :The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
Texas Centennial 1936—The Centennial Exposition: Catalogue of the Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts, Creator Dallas Art Association
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Artist/designers
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Geography
Depicted location: Garland (Texas/United States: TGN: 2104417
Place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
Place of origin: Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660
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Oil on Masonite
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Individuals
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PROVENANCE
Until 1985: Otis Dozier, Dallas, TX.
From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the artist with donated funds from Eleanor and C. Thomas May Jr.
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- 28775773: UMO: [Caption: Otis Dozier The Annual Move]
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- 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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- Otis Dozier identified so strongly with the theme of this work that he and his wife served as the models for the couple in the painting.
- The car, a 1918 Model A Ford, was borrowed from Dallas artist Perry Nichols.
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General Description
Otis Dozier portrays the plight of individuals displaced by the Dust Bowl, but juxtaposes their despair with the hopeful solidity of the family unit. This stark depiction of the rural area of Garland, Texas, shows a family preparing their meager belongings for departure. One senses the reassuring survival of tradition and continuity in such an uprooting; the family heirlooms clustered in the foreground, the newborn baby in its mother's arms. Dozier seems to suggest that the only expendable element is the house itself, now empty. The people and the land endure.
Drawn from
- Sam Ratcliffe, John Lunsford, and Joseph B. Rucker, DMA unpublished material [audio file: "Otis Dozier, The Annual Move," The Lone Star Regionalist: The Legacy of Jerry Bywaters], 2003.
- Stewart, Rick. Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and Their Circle 1928-1945. Austin: Texas Monthly Publishing, 1985, p. 63.
Fun Facts
- Otis Dozier identified so strongly with the theme of this work that he and his wife served as the models for the couple in the painting.
- The car, a 1918 Model A Ford, was borrowed from Dallas artist Perry Nichols.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- 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
Created in 1936
1/11
Started note
The Annual Move is a painting which convincingly demonstrated the earthy color, sharply delineated forms, and selective composition alluded to in contemporary reviews of his work This stark depiction of the rural area of Garland, Texas shows a family preparing their meager belongings for departure. One senses the reassuring survival of tradition and continuity in such an uprooting; the family heirlooms clustered in the foreground, the newborn baby in its mother's arms. Dozier seemed to suggest that the only expendable element is the house itself, now empty. The people and the land endure.
Adapted from
Steward, Rick. Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and Their Circle 1928-1945. Austin: Texas Monthly Publishing, 1985, p. 63.
Otis Dozier portrays the plight of individuals displaced by the Dust Bowl, but juxtaposes their despair with the hopeful solidity of the family unit. Dozier identified so strongly with the theme of this work that he and his wife served as the models for the couple. The car, a 1918 Model A Ford, was borrowed from Dallas artist Perry Nichols. The Annual Move was one of the most acclaimed canvases at the art exhibit held in conjunction with the 1936 Texas Centennial. Dozier agreed with Jerry Bywaters, Alexandre Hogue, and the other members of the Dallas Nine that the subject of a painting subject, though important, represents a vehicle, a means to an end. As Dozier later phrased it, "You've got to start from where you are and hope to get to the universal." The theme of The Annual Move does transcend its realistic depiction of the shotgun house and automobile, objects that Dozier knew from life. As one discussion of the work noted, the presence of an infant and the family heirlooms bespeak a "reassuring survival of tradition and continuity in such an uprooting." Yet the pathos of the scene is inescapable.
Adapted from
Otis Dozier, The Annual Move Clip from The Lone Star Regionalist: The Legacy of Jerry Bywaters
Similar artwork by peer 1934 Aaron Bohrod Landscape near Chicago https://mon.academyart.edu/luna/servlet/view/all/who/Bohrod%252C%2BAaron?sort=Pub_Date%2CPub_List_No_Series_No_Sort%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism :The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
Texas Centennial 1936—The Centennial Exposition: Catalogue of the Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts, Creator Dallas Art Association
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location: Garland (Texas/United States: TGN: 2104417
Place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
Place of origin: Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660
Process/materials
Oil on Masonite
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1985: Otis Dozier, Dallas, TX.
From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the artist with donated funds from Eleanor and C. Thomas May Jr.
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