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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.
Charles Truett Williams (1918–1966) was rare, even among successful artists, for possessing a single-minded, round-the-clock focus on art.
Charles Truett Williams (1918–1966) came to Fort Worth in October 1947. A photograph of him taken around 1921, when he was about three years old, looks like millions of other childhood pictures, except Williams’s hands seem too big even for his chubby toddler’s body (fig. 4.2). As he grew, he made his first forays into art with drawings and prints.
This exhibition examines the Fort Worth mid-century art scene through the presentation of more than 30 works by Fort Worth artist Charles Truett Williams and the artistic community drawn to his studio salon.
An avant-garde existentialist from rural Texas, Charles Truett Williams was a charismatic mix of beatnik and disciplined artist. He brought Atomic Age modern and hip coolness back with him from Europe after World War II to a booming postwar Fort Worth.
Nov 1, 1995 · Williams, Charles Truett (1918–1966). Charles T. Williams, sculptor, was born in Weatherford on March 24, 1918, the son of T. L. and Lucy (Hurst) Williams. He studied at Abilene Christian College in 1940–41. He married Virginia Beaver in Abilene in 1941; they had one son.
Showing 1 - 1 of 1 results. Fun with Freud, 1965. Charles T. Williams. Welded copper. 2023.7. Collection. The Carter has something for everyone: historical or contemporary, western or modernist. Explore the Collection.
Charles Truett Williams worked in the Fort Worth area from the late 1940s through 1966, spending twenty of his forty-eight years involved in intense artistic production. Before his death in 1966 he contributed immense vitality and acted as a catalyst for the emerging contemporary art scene in North Texas.
Collection Information. Size: 4.2 Linear feet, (on 8 microfilm reels) Summary: Correspondence; subject files; sketchbooks; photographs; prints; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and miscellany.
Jan 10, 2023 · This exhibition examines the Fort Worth mid-century art scene through the presentation of more than 30 works by Fort Worth artist Charles Truett Williams and the artistic community drawn to his studio salon.
