Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Tri-Kappa |
Catalog Number |
1999.001.031 |
Title |
The Governor of Taos |
Artist |
Seamon, D. Omer |
Object Name |
painting |
Description |
Original watercolor of the governor of Taos. GOVERNOR OF TAOS Hoosier Salon 1954 Denzil Omer Seamon (1911-1997) Watercolor, 12 X 11.25 No. 40 |
Provenance |
Purchased from the Hoosier Salon in 1954. The stoic, inscrutable face holds your interest…there is a mysterious quality to this painting ... Born in Gibson County in 1911…began his career as a poster artist and his designs have been posted in every state and 27 foreign countries … for 23 years Art Director of the Tomson Symon Company, a large poster firm in Terre Haute ... decided to free-lance in his own studio which he built himself at Rosedale, about 12 miles north of Terre Haute… here in very pleasant surroundings in the country he combines his poster work with his love for watercolor painting … exhibited his landscapes and portraits in watercolor in Illinois, New York, Michigan, Florida, Minnesota, and Indiana … member of the Indiana Artists Club, Hoosier Salon and Brown County Art Gallery Association. |
Medium |
watercolor on paper |
Dimensions |
H-11.25 W-12 inches |
Catalog date |
1999-12-10 |