Otis Dozier (1904-1987), Rooster, oil on board

Otis Dozier (1904-1987), Rooster, oil on board, 30 x 22", frame: 30.75 x 22.75"

Dozier is noted as a member of a group of Texas regionalist artists known as the "Dallas Nine". His earliest art training was in Dallas from Vivian Aunspaugh, Cora Edge, and Frank Reaugh when his family moved there in the early 1920s. He won many awards at various exhibitions, including the International Watercolor Exhibition in San Francisco in 1932; the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1933; the First National Exhibition in New York in 1936; Allied Arts exhibitions in 1932, 1935, and 1947. His works may be found in the collections of the MFA Houston; the Huntington Art Gallery at UT Austin; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; the McNay Art Museum; the Dallas Museum of Art; and the Panhandle-Plains Museum, among others. Dimensions: Condition Report: Minor areas of paint loss at center right