Title
Education
Caption
Murals permanent display in the Museum of Mobile lobby, Mobile, Alabama; John Augustus Walker (1901-1967) was a well-known Alabama Gulf Coast artist of the Depression era who was commissioned to undertake several art projects for the Works Progress Administration. Walker is remembered as an unusually tireless artist who labored long hours in his North Royal Street studio in Mobile. His paintings reflect a passion for bright colors, which he acquired from trips to Cuba and Key West, a passion reinforced by subsequent trips throughout the United States and Gulf Coast region. Heavy dark outlines and painterly brushwork characterized both his commercial and public works. Walker's preferred subject matter ranged from Mardi Gras, fantasy and historical themes to landscapes and portraiture..
United States
Date
2010
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Buyenlarge
Reference
UMG20B30_267
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
46,6Mb (2,5Mb) / 17,0in x 10,7in / 5100 x 3196 (300dpi)