Bidspirit auction | James Buchanan Buck Winn, American,


James Buchanan Buck Winn, American, 1905 - 1979, Out of the Storm, Painted Tapestry - James Buchanan Buck Winn, American, 1905 - 1979 Out of the Storm, c. 1920s Painted Tapestry, H 46 x W 36 x D 1 inches Signed Bucko Winn on back Condition: Signs of age. Paint has faded over time. Some stains/wear on back. Some metal rings are missing from the top. The metal parts are rusted/tarnished. Further Details: Buck Winn was a Texas artist and muralist. During the 1930s Winn painted murals for the Dallas Medical Arts Building, Highland Park Village Theater, Titche-Goettinger Building, Burrus Flour Mills, Telanews Theater, Hillcrest Mausoleum, the Sylvan Supper Club in Arlington, the Driscoll Hotel in Corpus Christi, the Blackstone Hotel in Fort Worth, and the Commercial National Bank of Shreveport, Louisiana (restored in 1987). For the Texas Centennial and World’s Fair in Dallas in 1936, Winn assisted Eugene Savage to produce the murals for the Hall of State along with many other features in Fair Park. Winn’s murals depict actual and mythical elements of Texas and Southwestern exploration, history, and culture. - Wimberley Institute of Cultures https://www.wimwic.org/preservation/buck-winn-murals/#:~:text=Buck%20Winn%2D%20A%20Quick%20Look&tex t=For%20the%20Texas%20Centennial%20and, exploration%2C%20history%2C%20and%20culture.