biografia di Forrest BESS (1911-1977)

Birth place: Bay City, TX

Addresses: Bay City, TX; San Antonio, TX

Profession: Painter, lecturer

Studied: Académia de San Carlos, Mexico City; Tex. A&M Col., 1929-1932; Univ. Tex., 1932-1933.

Exhibited: Corcoran Gal., 1939; CGA, 1940; Houston A., 1939, 1940; San Antonio A., 1946; Dallas Mus. FA, 1946; DeYoung Mem Mus, San Fran., 1958 (solo); "Wit & Whimsey in 20th Century Art," Am. Fedn. Art, NYC, 1962; New Arts, Houston, 1963 (solo); Contemp. Arts Assn., Houston, 1963-64 (solos); Witte Mem. Mus., San Antonio, Tex., 1946 (prize), 1967 (solo).

Work: Mus. Fine Arts Houston; Brandeis Univ.; Boston Mus. Fine Arts; Univ. St. Thomas, Houston, Tex.

Comments: He castrated himself. Teaching: lectr. design, photog., Cartier-Bresson, Eve Arnold, Oliver Baker & Sumio Kuwabara.

Sources: WW73; WW47.

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