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Paul Lancaster

Paul E. Lancaster
Born(1930-08-31)August 31, 1930
Lobelville, Tennessee
DiedJune 18, 2019(2019-06-18) (aged 88)[1]
Nashville, Tennessee
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery

Paul E. Lancaster (August 31, 1930 – June 18, 2019) was an American painter and framer known for his self-taught folk art.

Early life

Lancaster was born in Lobelville, Tennessee. He claimed Cherokee ancestry through a grandfather.[2] At one point he made a living working at various grocery stores and markets.[3] He later joined the United States Army where he claimed he was offered a position as a medical illustrator, but he declined this role as he felt it would be a waste of his artistic talent.[4]

Painting

Lancaster received no formal art education and was self-taught. Accounts vary on when Lancaster first took up painting and illustration, including while hospitalized for tuberculosis in 1953, as a child in the 1930s and 1940s, or while in the Army in 1959.[5][2][4] His art is in the permanent collection of a number of museums and galleries, including the Smithsonian Institution and the galleries of the University of Virginia. Additionally, Lancaster's art was the focus and subject of exhibitions at the Reece Museum and the Parthenon.[5][6]

He was a framer at the Lyzon Gallery in Nashville for nearly 30 years.[4] The gallery's owner, Myron King, did not promote Lancaster's more complicated and unique paintings, instead he encouraged the artist to make simple etchings that could be sold to locals.[4] Following Lancaster's retirement from the Lyzon Gallery in 1995, Lancaster continued to paint as an independent artist. According to a profile in British art magazine Raw Vision, his style was said to incorporate floral, human figure, and fantasy elements.[7] Many of the landscapes and settings of his paintings were inspired middle and west Tennessee, where he was raised.[3]

Lancaster died in 2019.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Paul E. Lancaster". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Hutson, Laura (August 22, 2013). "An outstanding Parthenon exhibit showcases the masterful work of outsider artist Paul Lancaster". Nashville Scene. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Sellen, Betty-Carol (February 9, 2016). Self-Taught, Outsider and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-4766-2304-7.
  4. ^ a b c d Crown, Carol; Rivers, Cheryl; Wilson, Charles Reagan (June 3, 2013). The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 23: Folk Art. UNC Press Books. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-4696-0799-3.
  5. ^ a b Soltes, Fiona (September 29, 2013). "Paul Lancaster art symposium". The Tennessean. p. E7. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Greene, Laken (August 21, 2024). "'Tennessee Visionary': ETSU Reece Museum showcases art of Paul Lancaster". Herald and Tribune. Jonesborough, Tennessee. p. A6. Retrieved January 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Paul Lancaster: Presumed Innocent". Raw Vision (41). Winter 2002.
  8. ^ "Paul Lancaster 'fantastical world of nature and beauty' displayed at ETSU". The Rogersville Review. August 17, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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