GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Otis Dozier represents the cotton plant in all its stages of growth, from planting to maturity to harvest, investing the plant with the symbolism of the life cycle itself. Raised on a cotton ranch near present-day Mesquite, Texas, Dozier pays tribute to the value of the agricultural product that sustained the state of Texas until after World War II, when oil and ranching became dominant. This painting was exhibited at the 1936 Texas Centennial. After training in Dallas at the Aunspaugh Art School and the Dallas Art Institute, Dozier himself taught for years at Southern Methodist University and at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Excerpt from
Bonnie Pitman, ed., Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 273.
NOTES
Sue had located studies or photos connected to this work? See my notes from curatorial meetings in early 2016.
—JR cannot find in Piction. 1/17
1/11
Added artist, historical periods, subject terms, tags, TI, rule
Audio " A Salute to the Doziers of Dallas" one has beeping throughout, but the recording is not useful, neither are the others
Created in 1936
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism :The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
The gifted teacher and ardent supporter of the Dallas Nine and
other Texas regionalists, Otis Dozier wrought an almost surrealist
quality to his still lifes, enlarging his forms and animating them
in much the same way as Georgia O'Keefe in her flower paintings.
His vibrant colors and sinuous forms also recall the work of Thomas
Hart Benton, who visited Dallas in 1935. Dozier monumentalized the
life blood of Texas agriculture, placing a single cotton plant in
the front of an endless landscape. To further emphasize its iconic
stature, Dozier depicted each stage of the plant's growth: from the
new leaves at the top of the plant, to the cotton blossom of
summer, to the mature boll with its autumnal foliage.
Label from Dallas Nine folder in the Education files
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Depicted place and 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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1985: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the artist
From 1985: Gift of Eleanor and C. Thomas May, Jr., Dallas Museum of Art
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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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General Description
Otis Dozier represents the cotton plant in all its stages of growth, from planting to maturity to harvest, investing the plant with the symbolism of the life cycle itself. Raised on a cotton ranch near present-day Mesquite, Texas, Dozier pays tribute to the value of the agricultural product that sustained the state of Texas until after World War II, when oil and ranching became dominant. This painting was exhibited at the 1936 Texas Centennial. After training in Dallas at the Aunspaugh Art School and the Dallas Art Institute, Dozier himself taught for years at Southern Methodist University and at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.
Excerpt from
Bonnie Pitman, ed., Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 273.
Fun Facts
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
Sue had located studies or photos connected to this work? See my notes from curatorial meetings in early 2016.
—JR cannot find in Piction. 1/17
1/11
Added artist, historical periods, subject terms, tags, TI, rule
Audio " A Salute to the Doziers of Dallas" one has beeping throughout, but the recording is not useful, neither are the others
Created in 1936
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism :The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
The gifted teacher and ardent supporter of the Dallas Nine and
other Texas regionalists, Otis Dozier wrought an almost surrealist
quality to his still lifes, enlarging his forms and animating them
in much the same way as Georgia O'Keefe in her flower paintings.
His vibrant colors and sinuous forms also recall the work of Thomas
Hart Benton, who visited Dallas in 1935. Dozier monumentalized the
life blood of Texas agriculture, placing a single cotton plant in
the front of an endless landscape. To further emphasize its iconic
stature, Dozier depicted each stage of the plant's growth: from the
new leaves at the top of the plant, to the cotton blossom of
summer, to the mature boll with its autumnal foliage.
Label from Dallas Nine folder in the Education files
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted place and 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
1985: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the artist
From 1985: Gift of Eleanor and C. Thomas May, Jr., Dallas Museum of Art
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