LeConte Stewart Masterworks
LeConte Stewart (1891–1990) spent much of his early life in the shadows of the iconic natural splendors of southern Utah. But it was small-town life, notably in Kaysville, Utah, and the surrounding farms and urban landscapes of Davis County, that captured his imagination. Stewart created images of Utah and the West, at once epic and intimate. Though he studied with a number of important American artists, he internalized the technique and philosophy of John Carlson. He later passed this on to his students while he was chair of the Art Department at the University of Utah. Stewart was highly regarded by the art community and cultivated enduring friendships with some of the greats of the time, including Maynard Dixon. Wallace Stegner likened Stewart’s Depression-era work to that of Edward Hopper, whom LeConte acknowledged as an important influence.This volume includes essays on LeConte Stewart’s life and work by Mary Muir, Donna Poulton, Robert Davis, James Poulton, and Vern Swanson. It also features an introduction by noted American art scholar, curator, and collector William Gerdts.Mary Muir is one of the foremost authorities on LeConte Stewart and his work, and the author of LeConte Stewart: The Education of the Artist and the Artist-Educator.Donna Poulton, Ph.D., is a curator of the art of Utah and the West at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.Robert Davis is curator of art for the LDS Church History Museum in Salt Lake City.James Poulton, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Salt Lake City and a faculty member of the International Psychotherapy Institute.Vern Swanson, Ph.D., is director of the Springfield Museum of Art in Utah.William Gerdts, Ph.D., is the author of more than twenty-five books on American art and an expert on American Impressionism.