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Charles T. Williams
Charles Truett Williams was considered one of the first significant modern sculptors in Texas. Active in the mid-twentieth century, the Fort Worth-based artist became known for his inventive, abstracted sculptures, steering away from traditional, life-like renderings then popular in Texas. His mastery spanned across a multitude of media including wood, stone, sheet copper, cast bronze, steel, iron, and found objects.
Williams was born to T. L. and Lucy (Hurst) Williams, on March 24, 1918, in Weatherford, Texas. After high school, he worked at a drugstore at the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, and saved up for college. He attended Abilene Christian College and Hardin Simmons University, following which he worked as an engineer.
After settling in Fort Worth in 1947, he attended evening classes at TCU while continuing to work for the Army Corps of Engineers. He received both his BFA and MFA in sculpture from TCU.
Williams was deployed to Paris in 1945, with the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II; his time there exposed him to various modernist movements and artists. He settled in Atlanta, Georgia, upon his return from France, with his wife, Louise, and son, Karl, where he worked under the Army Corps of Engineers as a draftsman. After his wife's death in 1947, Williams moved to Fort Worth with his son to live with his parents, continuing his career with the Army Corps of Engineers in Dallas. He pursued his love for sculpture in his spare time, using his garage as his studio, and enrolled at TCU for formal training. He later established a professional studio c.1952 which became a hub for his artistic contemporaries, including members of the Fort Worth Circle. Throughout his time in Fort Worth, he was encouraging of many young artists including Jim Love, David McManaway, and Roy Fridge.
He had two solo shows at the Fort Worth Art Center (now the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth) – one in 1952, his first ever solo exhibition, and the other in 1957, which included close to 50 of his works. Other solo shows include:
Some of the group shows in which he participated include exhibitions at the Dallas Museum of Contemporary Arts (now Dallas Museum of Art), Southern Methodist University, Witte Museum, University of Texas at Austin, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Texas Tech University, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Valley House Gallery.
After a heart attack in 1955, he decided to retire from the Army Corps of Engineers, and pursue sculpture full-time, despite experiencing pain from a previous heart attack.
Williams employed his engineering skills to visualize 2D renderings in 3D form, demonstrating masterful dexterity across his work, especially when creating symmetry and repeating elements in pieces like Lead Head (1964) and Fun with Freud (1964).
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Charles T. Williams
Charles Truett Williams was considered one of the first significant modern sculptors in Texas. Active in the mid-twentieth century, the Fort Worth-based artist became known for his inventive, abstracted sculptures, steering away from traditional, life-like renderings then popular in Texas. His mastery spanned across a multitude of media including wood, stone, sheet copper, cast bronze, steel, iron, and found objects.
Williams was born to T. L. and Lucy (Hurst) Williams, on March 24, 1918, in Weatherford, Texas. After high school, he worked at a drugstore at the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, and saved up for college. He attended Abilene Christian College and Hardin Simmons University, following which he worked as an engineer.
After settling in Fort Worth in 1947, he attended evening classes at TCU while continuing to work for the Army Corps of Engineers. He received both his BFA and MFA in sculpture from TCU.
Williams was deployed to Paris in 1945, with the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II; his time there exposed him to various modernist movements and artists. He settled in Atlanta, Georgia, upon his return from France, with his wife, Louise, and son, Karl, where he worked under the Army Corps of Engineers as a draftsman. After his wife's death in 1947, Williams moved to Fort Worth with his son to live with his parents, continuing his career with the Army Corps of Engineers in Dallas. He pursued his love for sculpture in his spare time, using his garage as his studio, and enrolled at TCU for formal training. He later established a professional studio c.1952 which became a hub for his artistic contemporaries, including members of the Fort Worth Circle. Throughout his time in Fort Worth, he was encouraging of many young artists including Jim Love, David McManaway, and Roy Fridge.
He had two solo shows at the Fort Worth Art Center (now the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth) – one in 1952, his first ever solo exhibition, and the other in 1957, which included close to 50 of his works. Other solo shows include:
Some of the group shows in which he participated include exhibitions at the Dallas Museum of Contemporary Arts (now Dallas Museum of Art), Southern Methodist University, Witte Museum, University of Texas at Austin, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Texas Tech University, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Valley House Gallery.
After a heart attack in 1955, he decided to retire from the Army Corps of Engineers, and pursue sculpture full-time, despite experiencing pain from a previous heart attack.
Williams employed his engineering skills to visualize 2D renderings in 3D form, demonstrating masterful dexterity across his work, especially when creating symmetry and repeating elements in pieces like Lead Head (1964) and Fun with Freud (1964).