DAC Foundation Donations Continue to Soar
We are pleased to announce that during the past 60 days, an additional 53 WORKS OF ART have been donated to the DAC Foundation. The donations include watercolor paintings, oil paintings, and drawings. Our latest acquisitions include works by Richard Burrell Brough, Carlos Alpha "Shiney" Moon, Donnave Brennan Lindsey, Susie
Fifth Richard Brough Painting Acquired
The DAC Foundation is pleased to announce another painting by Dixie Art Colony artist Richard Brough has been added to the collection. Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland recently donated this painting in honor of her sister Elberta Gibbs Reid. This painting was purchased by Mary Carolyn directly from Richard Brough. Brough
Barbara B. Davis Paintings Added to DAC Foundation Collection
Two oil portraits by River Region artist Barbara Binford Davis have been added to the DAC Foundation "New Generation Collection." The "New Generation Project" began in 2016 at the Fitzpatrick-Mehearg Farm located in Elmore, Alabama, where the DAC Foundation held a program about the history of the property once owned by Governor Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Another Mystery Solved
It certainly is not unusual for signatures to be challenging to read. Several years ago, the daughter of DAC co-founder Warree LeBron showed me a watercolor painting that she said was painted at Warree's restart of the Dixie Art Colony in Coosa County, Alabama. This revival started in 1955 and
Explore the DAC Foundation Collection
EXPLORE THE DAC FOUNDATION COLLECTION and view more than 100 WORKS from the collection using our new online database. The DAC FOUNDATION COLLECTION consists of more than 700 works of art. The focus of the collection is work by Southern artists associated with the historic Dixie Art Colony and other
Fourth Richard Brough Painting Acquired
The DAC Foundation is pleased to announce another painting by Dixie Art Colony artist Richard Brough has been added to the collection. The painting is unique for several reasons. This Alabama landscape was commissioned by the Ford Motor Company for inclusion in the July 1963 edition of their magazine "Ford
Abstract Works from the Collection: Part One
In PART ONE of this four-part series, we will examine examples of a variety of abstract works from the Dixie Art Colony Foundation Permanent Collection. Examples of both SURREALISM and ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM are included. Under each work of art, we have indicated the movement that we think best describes the
Doris Alexander Thompson’s Lithography Press
On February 3, 2021, we finished moving the remaining contents of Dixie Art Colony artist Doris Alexander Thompson's Magnolia Springs, Alabama studio to Wetumpka. This move included her studio easel, several wood furniture items, and her lithography press. Moving an 800-pound cast-iron press is no easy task. Lithography Press, The Fuchs
Arthur Walter Stewart Acquisition
Due to our donors' generosity, we were able to make what is a VERY SIGNIFICANT purchase of this large oil landscape by Dixie Art Colony artist Arthur Walter Stewart dated 1940. The painting was acquired directly from Stewart by the grandmother of the person that sold us the painting. Opportunities
Lucile Whitten Sharp Acquisition
Finding artwork and biographical information for the lesser-known Dixie Art Colonists is a task that takes significant research, time, and tenacity. When researching these artists, our most fruitful source has been the family of some of the more widely-known colonists. Lucile Whitten Sharp, Untitled: Fall Landscape, 1948, 20x24 inches; LWS-2021.AW.0001 After searching