GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Perry Nichols' painting style changed dramatically over the years, varying from vigorous, dymanic images in the style of the American regionalists to haunting surrealists' compositions in the postwar years. The spiraling composition and aggressive brushwork of Fight in the Corral, recall the work of John Steuart Curry, whose works in the 1930s captured the violent physical energy of the American scene.
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Created in 1945
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Nichols- 6 works in the collection
FIGHT IN THE CORRAL, 1945
Perry Nichols
(Dallas, 1911-Dallas, 1992)
Tempera on board
Nichols was a Dallas muralist and an assistant to Pierre
Bourdelle in the decoration of the Texas centennial exposition
buildings. His style of painting changed dramatically over the
years, varying from vigorous, dymanic images in the style of the
American regionalists to haunting surrealists compositions in the
postwar years. The spiraling composition and aggressive brushwork
of Fight in the Corral, recall the work of John Steuart Curry,
whose works in the 1930s captured the violent physical energy of
the American scene.
label from Dallas Nine folder in the Education files
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
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Depicted location and place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
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Egg tempera on Masonite
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Before 1945: Perry Nichols [1]
From 1945: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Ted Dealey Purchase Prize, Sixteenth Annual Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing information in TMS (in Dallas Museum of Art Digital Collections Records Object Files). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
Perry Nichols' painting style changed dramatically over the years, varying from vigorous, dymanic images in the style of the American regionalists to haunting surrealists' compositions in the postwar years. The spiraling composition and aggressive brushwork of Fight in the Corral, recall the work of John Steuart Curry, whose works in the 1930s captured the violent physical energy of the American scene.
Adapted from
DMA unpublished material
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Created in 1945
Reviewed Object File
Nichols- 6 works in the collection
FIGHT IN THE CORRAL, 1945
Perry Nichols
(Dallas, 1911-Dallas, 1992)
Tempera on board
Nichols was a Dallas muralist and an assistant to Pierre
Bourdelle in the decoration of the Texas centennial exposition
buildings. His style of painting changed dramatically over the
years, varying from vigorous, dymanic images in the style of the
American regionalists to haunting surrealists compositions in the
postwar years. The spiraling composition and aggressive brushwork
of Fight in the Corral, recall the work of John Steuart Curry,
whose works in the 1930s captured the violent physical energy of
the American scene.
label from Dallas Nine folder in the Education files
Exhibition: Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and their Circle 1928-1945, February 3, 1985-July 10, 1988
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Texas (state/United States): TGN: 7007826
Process/materials
Egg tempera on Masonite
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Before 1945: Perry Nichols [1]
From 1945: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Ted Dealey Purchase Prize, Sixteenth Annual Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing information in TMS (in Dallas Museum of Art Digital Collections Records Object Files). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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