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Everett Spruce
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WA-00150417
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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American Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948–1949
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Romantic Painting in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943–1944
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Americans 1942: 18 Artists from 9 States
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942
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Four American Traveling Exhibitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1940
Source Registry (1)
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About
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Everett Franklin Spruce was a painter, museum professional, and arts educator based in Texas. He was widely recognized as one of the earliest regional visual artists to have embraced modernism in his interpretations of the Southwestern aesthetic. As a member of the Dallas Nine, he contributed to developing a stylistic lexicon that captured realistic and unidealized perspectives of the region, shifting away from the “Old South” view of Texas. Regional nature dominated his oeuvre, and a wide array of artistic movements, music, and literature influenced his renderings of it.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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