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词条 Bert Seabourn
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Military service

  3. Artistic style and notable works

  4. Awards

  5. Personal

  6. References

  7. External links

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}}Bert Seabourn (born 1931) is an American[2] expressionist painter, known for his stylized and nonrepresentational neo-expressionist artist. In his early career, he published comic book art and realistic pieces, as well as commercial art. He has won multiple awards for his artworks. An alumnus of Oklahoma City University, the school awarded him the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters in 1997.[1]

Early life

Bert Dail Seabourn was born on July 9, 1931, at home in Redbarn, Pecos County, Texas to James Augustus Seabourn and F. Leeper Thompson. On July 10, his family took him to the nearest hospital in Iraan, Texas to obtain a birth certificate, causing Iraan to be listed as his place of birth. At the age of 5, Seabourn began to create cartoons, a passion he retained through his high school years.[3] He attended McCamey school from first through sixth grades before moving to Alma, Arkansas and subsequently to Van Buren. In 1944, Seabourn’s seventh grade year, his family moved to Purcell, Oklahoma where he attended junior high and high school. That year Seabourn’s father would move to California alone, and eventually Seabourn’s parents would divorce, leading to his loss of contact with his father.[1]

In the eighth grade, Seabourn sold one of his cartoons to the King Features Syndicate, and the cartoon was then published in an actual comic book.[1] He would later attend Purcell High School and receive his diploma in 1950 having taken no formal art courses.[3] Though he attended college for a short time in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, he put his education on hold to marry Bonnie Jo Tompkins. In 1955 he began night school at Oklahoma City University. While studying at the university, Seabourn worked as a freelance artist for companies such as Southwestern Bell and Oklahoma Today Magazine. Seabourn also began working for Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, where he would maintain a position for twenty-three years.[3] In 1961, Seabourn graduated from Oklahoma City University (OCU) with a Certificate of Art. In 1997, OCU granted him the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters.[1]

Military service

Seabourn joined the Navy in Oklahoma City, in November 1950 after he noticed friends being drafted at the start of the Korean War. He left for San Diego in March 1951, leaving behind his wife who was expecting their first child, Connie. During his time in the Navy, Seabourn created training brochures that included illustrations of how to evacuate, how to enter and exit a plane, as well as how to put on an inflatable life vest. He later became the art director for the Navy’s monthly magazine for two years before being transferred to Pearl Harbor. At Pearl Harbor, Seabourn was surrounded by artists, journalists, photographers, and writers, who were all shipmates in the Sincpack Fleet. The Sincpack Fleet completed work requests for various ships at sea. While in the Navy Bert’s art was also published in many magazines to which he submitted cartoons. He also completed his first full-time art project—painting the mess hall.[1]

Artistic style and notable works

Seabourn’s painting style evolved over the span of his education. Bert began with cartoon-style works at a young age and kept this style through his high school years. Until he began studying at Oklahoma City University, his works were naturalistic, that is, reflected observed reality. But at OCU, he was inspired by painter and instructor Roger White. After some time studying under White, Seabourn experimented with abstract painting. Abstract expressionism became the style for which Seabourn was to be known.[1]

Along with the abstract aspect of Seabourn’s art, he is also known for Native American subject matter of his works. Seabourn was inspired to pursue American Indian subjects after a visit to the Indian Annual, a juried art show at Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum of Art, but he wanted to try a different approach than the Flatstyle art that was then popular.[3]

Seabourn was an active part of the Native American art world until the passage of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act in 1990. As a person of Native American descent with no Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood to prove descent from any Cherokee tribe, it is illegal for Seabourn to publish claiming to be an Indian Artist.[4]

One of Seabourn’s notable works is Wind Walker, a bronze sculpture that stands 23 feet tall and was unveiled in 1988.[5]

Awards

  • 1976 - Master Artist designation by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum [6]
  • 1981- Governor’s Arts Award from the Oklahoma Arts Council [7]
  • 1997 - Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters [6]
  • 2009 - Paseo Arts Association Lifetime Achievement Award [6]

Personal

Sebourn lives with his wife Bonnie in Oklahoma City, They couple has three daughters, Connie, Angela, and Jimmie. Connie is an artist and art educator.

References

1. ^{{cite book|last1=Frontain|first1=Dick|title=Cherokee Artist Bert D. Seabourn|date=1982|publisher=Seabourn Studio|location=Oklahoma City|edition=2nd|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Davis|first1=Mary B.|title=Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia|date=1996|publisher=Garland Publishing|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8153-2583-3|edition=[Nachdr.]|url=https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=ynd9AwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA420&ots|page=412}}
3. ^Seabourn, Bert. Oral History Interview with Bert Seabourn. Spotlighting Oklahoma Oral History Project (2010): 1 - 20. Print
4. ^"Of kitsch and kachinas: a critical analysis of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990." The Free Library." Retrieved Jun 27, 2015.
5. ^{{cite web|title=Bert Seabourn|url=http://www.arts.ok.gov/Art_at_the_Capitol/East_Gallery/2013/bert_seabourn_East_gallery_2013.html|website=Arts|publisher=Oklahoma Arts Council|accessdate=May 5, 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web|last1=McDonnell|first1=Brandy|title=Paseo Arts Association Honoring Artists and Volunteers at Tonight's Oklahoma Artist of the Year Awards|url=http://newsok.com/paseo-arts-association-honoring-artists-and-volunteers-at-tonights-oklahoma-artist-of-the-year-awards/article/3823531|website=NewsOK|publisher=NewsOK|accessdate=April 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Governor's Arts Awards|url=http://www.arts.ok.gov/Our_Programs/Governors_Arts_Awards/Past_Award_Winners.php?Year=1981&Award=Governors+Arts+Award&Name=&btn_search=Search|website=Arts|publisher=Oklahoma Arts Council|accessdate=April 2015}}

External links

  • Fine Arts America: Bert Seabourn
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150415053206/http://www.library.okstate.edu/oralhistory/ona/ Oklahoma Native Artists Oral History Project, OSU Library]
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