Artist
James (Jack) Boynton (American, 1928–2010)American, 1928–2010
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Thunderstorm
Date1955
Place depictedHouston, Texas, United States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions33 7/8 × 48 in. (86.1 × 121.9 cm)
Credit Line31st Annual Houston Artists Exhibition, museum purchase prize, 1955
Object number55.98
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Young American Exhibition," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, February 27–April 4, 1957.
"1980 Houston Area Exhibition," Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, The University of Houston, June 7–July 27, 1980.
"Jack Boynton Retrospective," Amarillo Art Center, Texas, October 29–December 7, 1980; Tyler Museum of Art, Texas, January 31–March 15, 1981; Waco Art Center, Texas, April 1–May 15, 1981; Beaumont Art Museum, Texas, August 15–September 30, 1981.
"Beyond Regionalism: The Fort Worth School (1945-1955)," Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas, April 12–August 3, 1986.
"Lightyears," Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, May 25–July 12, 1990.
"Early Houston Art in Houston Collections," The Heritage Society, Houston, May 2–June 28, 2006.
"Macrocosm / Microcosm: Abstract Expressionism in the American Southwest," Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, Oklahoma, October 3, 2014–January 4, 2015.
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James (Jack) Boynton
1994
Pen, pencil, and ink on paper
2006.1372.A,.B
