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William Thomas Lumpkins

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William Thomas Lumpkins (1908 - 2000) was active/lived in New Mexico, California.  William Lumpkins is known for Non ob imagery watercolor, solar architectural design.

William Lumpkins: Seven Decades of Abstraction

Bill Lumpkins was born in 1909 on the Rabbit Ears Ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. His early education came from a tutor who instilled a lasting interest in Zen Buddhism in the young artist.  His education moved him to Roswell, NM in 1924.

It was in Roswell where Bill met his friend and contemporary, Peter Hurd, and the two young artists spent much time sketching together with Hurd coaching Lumpkins in his early efforts.

Lumpkins' abstract work predated by ten years most of the Abstract Expressionists in America who came in the 1940's, 50's and 60's.  In early 1930, Lumpkins saw a group of watercolors by John Marin which were being hung for a show in Taos.  Shortly after, Lumpkins completed his first abstract work, a small watercolor called Dancing Trees.  He surprised himself with that painting and has come to view it as a milestone.

Lumpkins moved to Santa Fe in 1935, where he met Ray   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2117 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about William Thomas Lumpkins

   Publications  Book References:  15
Magazine References:  9

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9 Miscellaneous Magazine References for William Thomas Lumpkins
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art & Antiques Creative Peaks June 2004 Koster, Michael Yes
Southwest Art Art Events-New Mexico June 2003 Bucher, Kristin Yes
Southwest Art NewsBeat June 2000 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
ARTnews Mori's Stories May 2000 Adam, Georgina Yes
Southwest Art New Mexico Modernists November 1999 Traugott, Joseph Yes
Southwest Art Trauma, Tradition, and Transformat May 1999 May, Stephen Yes
Art & Antiques Taking the High Road October 1998 Koster, Michael Yes
American Art Review The Transcendental Painting Group December 1997 Blankenship, Tiska Yes
Southwest Art The Abstracted Landscape September 1997 Brown, Margaret Yes
15 Book References for William Thomas Lumpkins
Year Author Title Pages Color
2013 Shaull, Warren, Larry Botigheimer and James Parsons Emil James Bisttram: Encaustic Compositions, 1936-1947: A Pictorial Monograph with Essays 103 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 Blankenship, Tiska Vision and Spirit: The Transcendental Painting Group
(Exhibition catalog)		 71 Yes
1995 Flynn, Kathryn A Treasures on New Mexico Trails Discover New Deal Art and Architecture 320 Yes
1993 Ellis, Simone Santa Fe Art 112 Yes
1992 Levin, Gail/Marianne Lorenz Theme & Improvisation Kandinsky & the American Avant-Garde
(Exhibition catalog)		 236 No
1992 Museum of Fine Arts Artists of 20th Century New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts Collection 167 Yes
1991 Adams, Clinton Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990 167 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1984 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present 656 No
1976 School of American Research Representative Art and Artists of New Mexico
(Exhibition catalog)		 41 No
1975 Editor, Smithsonian Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection 0 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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