biography of Theodore Roy TURNER (1922-2002)

Birth place: Frederick Hall, VA

Addresses: Charlottesville, VA

Profession: Painter, educator

Studied: Richmond Prof Inst, Col William & Mary, BFA, 1943; New Sch Soc Res, New York, NY, 1946-50, painting with Abraham Rattner & printmaking with Louis Shanker; NY Univ Inst Fine Arts, MA, 1950.

Exhibited: Brooklyn Mus Print Ann, 1951,1955; Am Fedn Arts Traveling Exhib Prints, 1955; Va Mus Biennials, 1959, 1967, 1971; Watercolor USA, Springfield, Mo, 1964; solo shows, Babcock Galleries, New York, 1968 -69; Dealer: Babcock Galleries, New York, NY. Awards: Cert distinction & purchase award, Va Mus Fine Arts, 1959; purchase award, 20th Watercolor Nat, Miss Art Asn, 1961; painting award, 18th Irene Leache Mem, Norfolk Mus, 1966.

Member: Va Ctr Creative Arts (adv bd, 1971-72).

Work: New York Pub Libr Print Collection; Va Mus Fine Arts, Richmond; Miss Art Asn, Jackson; Dartmouth Col, Hanover, NH; Univ Va, Charlottesville.

Comments: Preferred Media: Watercolors, Oils. Teaching: Instr medieval archit, Dartmouth Col, 1950-52; assoc prof painting, Univ Va, 1952-70s, acting chmn McIntire Dept Fine Arts, 1962-67; vis artist, Roanoke Fine Arts Ctr, Va, 1971.

Sources: WW73; Sue Dickinson, Theodore Turner," Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 23, 1968; "Theodore Turner," New York Mag (June 24, 1968); Larry Campbell, "Theodore Turner's watercolors," Art News (Dec, 1969)."