Wednesday, November 13, 2019

A Texas Modernist

Another of the paintings from Mr. M's Texas art collection:.

I didn't have a lot of time to take pictures when we were touring Mr. M's art collection, but this seemed to be one of his favorites. A painting by modernist Marjorie Johnson Lee.(1911-1997) I say a favorite because this is the painting he chose to be on his business card.

Not sure you can see but Marjorie only put an initial for her first name. Apparently women artists were not as widely appreciated in the early 20th century.

I did take a few notes and learned that she came to Ft. Worth in the mid 20's to study at Texas Christian University and in 1943 became a Navy Wave.

The see a photo of Ms. Lee and more of her art, go HERE
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6 comments:

  1. William KendallNovember 13, 2019 at 9:47 AM

    Quite colourful.

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  2. Preppy Empty NesterNovember 13, 2019 at 9:52 AM

    Love the colors!! Have a wonderful week, Janey!

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  3. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 13, 2019 at 6:11 PM

    What a super link that was Janey, I love her style, I'm always in awe of such talent ✨

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  4. The PadreNovember 13, 2019 at 9:06 PM

    I Completely Agree With Perth - Many Thanx

    Cheers

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  5. biebkriebelsNovember 14, 2019 at 5:21 AM

    It is simple and colourful, like it.

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  6. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 14, 2019 at 9:45 PM

    Dearest Janey,
    Yes, times have changed and talking about equal opportunities for women, they've come a long way.
    Marjorie sure was a modernist for her time!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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