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FRANCES MCKINLEY, Early Texas oil/canvasboard FRANCES MCKINLEY (1906-1965)

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FRANCES MCKINLEY, Early Texas oil/canvasboard FRANCES MCKINLEY (1906-1965)
<B>FRANCES MCKINLEY (1906-1965)</B></I><BR><I>Padre Island</B></I><BR>Oil on canvasboard<BR>12in. x 16in.<BR>Signed verso<BR><BR>Frances McKinley took her first art class in 1924 from Clyde Clack at East Central State Teachers College in Oklahoma. He moved to Dallas around the same time the McKinley family also moved to Dallas. Mr. Clack encouraged all their daughters to pursue art activities. He recommended Frances take a course in commercial art after which she got a job at A. Harris Co. drawing fashion advertisements. She entered a painting in the Dallas Allied Arts Exhibition in 1929, but focused her energy teaching English in the Dallas public schools for over 30 years. She continued to paint, but primarily in the summer when school was out.<BR><BR>Provenance: Family of Catherine McKinley Smith<BR><BR>1 Items <BR><BR><B>Condition Report:</B> Excellent condition. New frame in excellent condition.