291:
He was art director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts for more than two decades, from 1943 to 1964. Unlike many of his contemporary art directors, Bywaters sought to bring people into the museum, foreseeing that increasing attendance was the key to survival and growth. For example, in 1954 he staged
255:
art programs. The government had several programs to employ artists, writers, actors and directors. He won mural competitions, set up to commission public art for newly constructed or renovated federal and city buildings. In collaborations with other Dallas artists, Bywaters completed six projects
219:
In 1935 Bywaters began making prints, using lithography as a way to make art affordable. He hoped to sell more works to middle class people and to popularize Texas regional art. He pioneered the style later termed "Lone Star
Regionalism" and he was recognized as "one of the finest of the regional
239:
Bywaters was a founding member of Lone Star
Printmakers, a group of male Texas artists who created original prints. They promoted their works with touring exhibitions from 1938 to 1941. They excluded women from their group, so women artists formed their own group, known as Printmakers Guild, and
147:
in
English and Journalism, and another in General Literature. In his last year, he took a painting class from Ralph Rowntree, and in July 1927, traveled to Europe with him to study art. The following February, Bywaters went to Mexico to study the Mexican mural movement and met
163:
and
William S. Robinson. It was then that Bywaters decided to pursue art as a profession. He sought to overcome his father's concerns over his career choice, writing to him that in the long run, he would earn less as a commercial artist than as a creative one.
128:, on May 21, 1906, and became known as "Jerry" (also spelled Gerry). When a childhood accident kept him out of school for a year, young Jerry found entertainment through drawing. This was his first introduction into his life in art. He attended the
327:
and art critic for the Dallas newspaper, Bywaters was recognized as the leading spokesman in the city of Texas regionalism. He was prominent among the circle of artist known as the 'Dallas Nine', or the 'Lone Star
Regionalist'.
320:
from 1933 to 1939, during which time he wrote hundreds of articles on the art and artists of Texas. He was seen as fair, pointing out merits, and allowing shortcomings to be revealed by comparison. As editor of
179:, known for his paintings of urban life. But Sloan advised Bywaters to return to the Southwest, saying there were "a lot of interesting things" he could paint. Bywaters returned to Dallas.
292:
the two-week 'Fabulous West' event, which attracted 131,000 people. During his tenure as director of DMFA, Bywaters produced ambitious exhibitions. Among the most notable were
704:
709:
694:
669:
664:
734:
719:
659:
724:
644:
714:
654:
699:
674:
533:
493:
409:
136:, which he credits with helping "me develop as a writer and later critic". His illustrations appeared in the school paper and annual.
684:
649:
679:
336:
In 1981, Bywaters gave his numerous papers on the art and artists of the region to
Southern Methodist University, founding the
729:
509:
639:
285:
260:
at the Old City Hall in Dallas; a series of panels at the Paris Public
Library; and one mural each in the post offices of
140:
129:
71:
689:
307:
of the 1950s by accusations that the museum was exhibiting works by communist artists, Bywaters and the trustees of the
187:
Bywaters produced landscapes, still lifes and portrait paintings, as well as lithographic prints and murals. In 1933
201:
116:
region. Based in Dallas, Bywaters worked to elevate the quality of Texas art, attracting national attention.
316:
308:
248:
156:
323:
634:
629:
525:
Prints and
Printmakers of Texas: Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual North American Print Conference
455:
269:
172:
337:
523:
342:
Bywaters lived in Dallas with his wife Mary McLarry
Bywaters until his death on March 7, 1989.
529:
489:
405:
176:
244:
144:
257:
233:
428:
580:
372:
261:
213:
556:
623:
265:
168:
60:
152:. From him he learned that "art, to be significant, must be a reflection of life".
149:
125:
42:
221:
160:
89:
189:
109:
304:
93:
252:
81:
311:
held fast to the standard of freedom of expression and professionalism.
288:
Division of Fine Arts. He ran both the Art and Art
History departments.
228:(1935), which won a prize in the 1935 Allied Arts Exhibition. Another,
273:
85:
159:
in Connecticut. His ability was recognized by noted American painters
272:. Other murals of his were installed at the Parcel Post Building of
133:
113:
613:
155:
In the summer of 1928 Bywaters continued his study of art at the
108:, was an American artist, university professor, museum director,
236:
which received a prize from the Dallas Print Society in 1941.
256:
in Texas, including a series of panels in collaboration with
303:
When city support for the museum was threatened during the
528:. Austin: Texas State Historical Association. p. 98.
193:
recognized Bywaters as an artist of national importance.
284:
Bywaters served for forty years as a faculty member of
77:
67:
49:
28:
21:
375:. Texas State Historical Association. 2012-06-12
402:Jerry Bywaters – Interpreter of the Southwest
373:"BYWATERS, WILLIAMSON GERALD [JERRY]"
8:
510:"Oral history interview with Jerry Bywaters"
479:
477:
475:
196:His paintings in museum collections include
18:
705:Section of Painting and Sculpture artists
512:. Smithsonian: Archives of American Art.
488:. Southern Methodist University Press.
423:
421:
395:
393:
391:
389:
351:
710:Art Students League of New York alumni
367:
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
355:
280:Professor, critic, and museum director
208:at Southern Methodist University; and
695:Southern Methodist University faculty
224:". An early Bywaters lithograph was
7:
670:Southern Methodist University alumni
583:. Texas State Historical Association
449:
447:
445:
206:Where the Mountain Meets the Plains,
735:Public Works of Art Project artists
608:. University of Texas Press, 1994.
486:Jerry Bywaters Lone Star Printmaker
130:Terrill Preparatory School for Boys
720:20th-century American male artists
660:20th-century American male writers
404:. Texas A&N University Press.
294:Religious Art of the Western World
14:
725:American male non-fiction writers
645:20th-century American printmakers
216:, University of Texas at Austin.
715:Historians from New York (state)
665:St. Mark's School (Texas) alumni
655:20th-century American historians
429:"JERRY BYWATERS (AM. 1906–1989)"
314:Bywaters was the art critic for
247:and administration of President
508:Loomis, Sylvia (June 9, 1965).
400:Ratcliffe, Sam Deshong (2007).
286:Southern Methodist University's
234:1938 Venice Biennial Exposition
700:The Dallas Morning News people
675:20th-century American painters
614:https://doi.org/10.7560/711570
557:"TEXAS ARTIST: JERRY BYWATERS"
167:In the fall Bywaters moved to
1:
606:Jerry Bywaters: A Life in Art
232:(1938), was exhibited at the
141:Southern Methodist University
72:Southern Methodist University
338:Bywaters Special Collections
240:later as Texas Printmakers.
16:American painter (1906–1989)
484:Niewyk, Ellen Buie (2007).
454:Dingus, Anne (1995-01-01).
251:, Bywaters participated in
751:
202:Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
102:Williamson Gerald Bywaters
685:People from Paris, Texas
175:. There he studied with
120:Early life and education
650:American art historians
522:Tyle, Ron, ed. (1997).
317:The Dallas Morning News
112:and a historian of the
680:American male painters
309:Dallas Art Association
104:(1906–1989), known as
730:Historians from Texas
431:. David Dike Fine Art
249:Franklin D. Roosevelt
139:Bywaters enrolled in
124:Bywaters was born in
640:American art critics
143:, where he earned a
690:Painters from Texas
604:Carraro, Francine.
230:Ranch Hand and Pony
173:Art Students League
157:Old Lyme Art Colony
535:978-0-87611-137-6
495:978-0-87074-519-5
456:"Brush With Fame"
411:978-1-58544-591-2
324:Southwestern Arts
99:
98:
742:
592:
591:
589:
588:
577:
571:
570:
568:
567:
553:
547:
546:
544:
542:
519:
513:
506:
500:
499:
481:
470:
469:
467:
466:
451:
440:
439:
437:
436:
425:
416:
415:
397:
384:
383:
381:
380:
369:
245:Great Depression
56:
38:
36:
19:
750:
749:
745:
744:
743:
741:
740:
739:
620:
619:
601:
599:Further reading
596:
595:
586:
584:
579:
578:
574:
565:
563:
555:
554:
550:
540:
538:
536:
521:
520:
516:
507:
503:
496:
483:
482:
473:
464:
462:
453:
452:
443:
434:
432:
427:
426:
419:
412:
399:
398:
387:
378:
376:
371:
370:
353:
348:
334:
298:The Arts of Man
282:
258:Alexandre Hogue
212:(1940), at the
210:Oil Field Girls
185:
183:Artistic career
122:
63:
58:
54:
45:
40:
34:
32:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
748:
746:
738:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
622:
621:
618:
617:
600:
597:
594:
593:
572:
548:
534:
514:
501:
494:
471:
441:
417:
410:
385:
350:
349:
347:
344:
333:
330:
281:
278:
214:Blanton Museum
200:(1941) at the
184:
181:
171:to attend the
121:
118:
106:Jerry Bywaters
97:
96:
79:
78:Known for
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
59:
57:(aged 82)
51:
47:
46:
41:
30:
26:
25:
23:Jerry Bywaters
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
747:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
625:
615:
611:
607:
603:
602:
598:
582:
581:"Dallas Nine"
576:
573:
562:
558:
552:
549:
537:
531:
527:
526:
518:
515:
511:
505:
502:
497:
491:
487:
480:
478:
476:
472:
461:
460:Texas Monthly
457:
450:
448:
446:
442:
430:
424:
422:
418:
413:
407:
403:
396:
394:
392:
390:
386:
374:
368:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
356:
352:
345:
343:
340:
339:
331:
329:
326:
325:
319:
318:
312:
310:
306:
301:
299:
295:
289:
287:
279:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
254:
250:
246:
241:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
217:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
194:
192:
191:
182:
180:
178:
174:
170:
169:New York City
165:
162:
158:
153:
151:
146:
142:
137:
135:
131:
127:
119:
117:
115:
111:
107:
103:
95:
91:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
70:
66:
62:
61:Dallas, Texas
53:March 7, 1989
52:
48:
44:
31:
27:
20:
609:
605:
585:. Retrieved
575:
564:. Retrieved
561:Vogt Auction
560:
551:
539:. Retrieved
524:
517:
504:
485:
463:. Retrieved
459:
433:. Retrieved
401:
377:. Retrieved
341:
335:
322:
315:
313:
302:
297:
293:
290:
283:
270:Farmersville
242:
238:
229:
225:
222:print makers
218:
209:
205:
198:On the Ranch
197:
195:
188:
186:
166:
154:
150:Diego Rivera
138:
126:Paris, Texas
123:
105:
101:
100:
55:(1989-03-07)
43:Paris, Texas
39:May 21, 1906
635:1989 deaths
630:1906 births
296:(1958) and
243:During the
161:Bruce Crane
90:printmaking
624:Categories
587:2016-12-08
566:2021-02-02
465:2024-04-22
435:2016-10-27
379:2016-10-27
346:References
190:Art Digest
177:John Sloan
110:art critic
35:1906-05-21
305:Red Scare
226:Gargantua
94:criticism
68:Education
300:(1962).
253:New Deal
82:Painting
541:18 June
274:Houston
262:Trinity
86:drawing
532:
492:
408:
332:Legacy
268:, and
266:Quanah
134:Dallas
610:JSTOR
114:Texas
543:2024
530:ISBN
490:ISBN
406:ISBN
50:Died
29:Born
132:in
626::
612:,
559:.
474:^
458:.
444:^
420:^
388:^
354:^
276:.
264:,
204:;
145:BA
92:,
88:,
84:,
616:.
590:.
569:.
545:.
498:.
468:.
438:.
414:.
382:.
37:)
33:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.