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John Chumley, TN, Drawing of Carriage
John Chumley, TN, Drawing of Carriage
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Description
John Wesley Chumley (Virginia/Tennessee 1928 - 1984) pencil drawing of a carriage with fringed canopy. Signed lower left "Chumley". Housed in a carved gilt wood frame with linen liner. Sight - 22 3/4" H x 28" W. Framed - 28 3/4" H x 33 3/4" W. Provenance: Blount County, TN Living Estate. Note: This is a study for a Chumley work in the collection of the Knoxville Museum of Art titled "Refuge" and dated 1967. Biography (courtesy Askart/J.C. Tumblin): John Chumley was born in Minnesota and grew up in Tennessee. His interest in realism flourished while studying under Walter Steumpfig at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; he also studied at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida and was Artist in Residence at the Fort Worth Center of Art in Texas from 1958-1961. Chumley moved with his family to the Shenandoah Valley in 1961. Scenes from his native East Tennessee were a frequent source of inspiration. He had one man shows at the Dulin Gallery of Art (predecessor of the Knoxville Museum of Art, Fort Worth, Norfolk, Va., Pennsylvania and New York. His New York exhibits were very successful and earned him national recognition and comparisons with Hopper and Wyeth. He is buried in Winchester, Virginia. Provenance: Blount County, TN Living Estate.
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Overall good condition.
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