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The Texas Kid, 1988. By Texas Monthly. August 1995 0. The late folk artist Willard Watson was a funky fixture of Dallas’ art scene. Better known as the Texas Kid, he was famous or his courly ...
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Mar 11, 2019 · Willard Watson, a.k.a. The Texas Kid, was a folk artist born in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and raised in Dallas, Texas. He was a local celebrity, recognized for his customized cars, flashy outfits that he sewed himself, and the sculpture garden outside his home near Love Field Airport. Fourteen of his drawings are in the DMA’s collection.
Willard Watson. Willard Watson (1921–1995), was a folk artist from Caddo Parish, Louisiana. [1] He also went by the nickname “The Texas Kid”. [2] He was African-American.
May 17, 2016 · Willard “The Texas Kid” Watson, African-American folk artist, was born on June 17, 1921, on a plantation in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of L. T. and Mary Liza (Frazier) Watson and grew up in a large family. His paternal grandparents were once slaves in Louisiana, while his maternal relations came to Louisiana via Mississippi ...
Photographs of the exhibition "Willard Watson "The Texas Kid" 1921-1995, In Memoriam," July 1995, held at the Dallas Museum of Art. Photographs documenting this exhibition include three gallery installation views.
Photograph of Willard "Texas Kid" Watson, an artist seated outside of his home and posing in front of the sculptures placed in his yard for his portrait.
Timeline. 1921. Born on a cotton plantation in Caddo Parish, LA, of Choctaw, French, Cajun and African ancestry. 1968. First-known as “the kid from Texas”. 1982. Charged by the City of Dallas with crime of “illegal Open Storage” for his front-yard sculpture garden. 1943–1989.
