W Ray Stevens (IN,1924-2008) oil painting

ARTIST: W Ray Stevens (Indiana, 1924 - 2008)
NAME: Still Life with Pewter Pitcher (titled on verso)
MEDIUM: oil on canvas board
CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm
FRAME SIZE: 21 x 25 inches / 53 x 63 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
NOTE: has artist's business card attached to verso
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 120509
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BIOGRAPHY:
W Ray Stevens of Richmond, Indiana studied at Indiana University East and the Indianapolis Art League. He was a student of Robert Brubaker.He was a life-long resident of Richmond. Ray was a 1942 graduate of Richmond High School and a 1948 graduate of Purdue University. He was a WW II veteran of the Army Air Corp serving as a Lieutenant with the 361st Fighter Group. Ray was the founder of Stevens Wire Products in 1960, and retired in 1987. He was a member and former deacon and elder of First Presbyterian Church; a member of the Indiana Artist Club, Hoosier Salon, Watercolor Society of Indiana, Forest Hills Country Club, and Richmond Art Museum; and a former member of the Richmond Lions Club and Richmond Elks Lodge #649. Ray served on the board of the Richmond YMCA for many years. In 1998, he was inducted into the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame.