Delmas Howe

Delmas Howe
Born	Delmas Howe October 22, 1935 (1935-10-22) (age 76) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Artist, Painter

Delmas Howe (born October 22, 1935) is an American Painter and muralist whose figurative work depicts mythological and archetypal - sometimes homoerotic - themes in a neoclassical, realist style.^[1] . After graduation from high school he progressed through undergraduate work at Wichita State University, then four years in the US Air Force, a move to the East Coast, graduate work at Yale University and several years of classes in NYC at the Art Students' League and the School of the Visual Arts while working as a professional musician. After a return to the West and a successful design studio in Amarillo, Texas he returned to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.^[2] His work is in the collections of a number of museums including the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History where his important transitional painting "The Three Graces" from 1978 is on permanent view.^[3]

The Truth or Consequences of Delmas Howe

The Truth or Consequences of Delmas Howe is a documentary which explores Howe's life, his work, and the controversy it has generated^[4]

References

1. ^ Lucie-Smith, Edward. (1991.) [1985.] The Male Nude. A Modern View. London: Sarema Press. ISBN 1 870 758 10 2 
2. ^ http://www.delmashowe.com/
3. ^ http://www.albuquerquemuseum.org
4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418257/

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Name	Howe, Delmas
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Date of birth	October 22, 1935
Place of birth	El Paso, Texas, U.S.
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