Verda Ligon
Verda Ligon (1902–1970) was an American painter and printmaker.
Born in Dallas, Ligon studied art in that city with . She attended Southern Methodist University, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Phoenix Art Institute in New York City. For forty years she served as a schoolteacher in the Dallas public school system, and died in Dallas.[1]
Ligon was a member of the Frank Reaugh Art Circle during her career.[2] In 1939 she was one of eight women who founded the Printmakers Guild, later called Texas Printmakers, to challenge the male-dominated Lone Star Printmakers; the others were Lucile Land Lacy, , Bertha Landers, Mary Lightfoot, Blanche McVeigh, , and Lura Ann Taylor.[3] She exhibited throughout Texas during her career.[1] One of her paintings, an oil on Masonite entitled Jimson Weed, is currently owned by the .[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Jennings, David R. "Ligon, Verda". www.daviddikefineart.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Paula L. Grauer; Michael R. Grauer (1999). Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800–1945. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 55–. ISBN 978-0-89096-861-1.
- ^ Katie Robinson Edwards (1 July 2014). Midcentury Modern Art in Texas. University of Texas Press. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-0-292-75659-5.
- ^ "Jimson Weed – DMA Collection Online". Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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