Willie Alberta Sheets Wells
- BORN
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October 19, 1900
Dripping Springs, Texas
- DIED
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April 13, 1976
Springfield, Missouri
Willie Alberta Sheets Wells was an artist who was known for her oil paintings.
Wells started her artistic career in Texas, where she taught at the College of Industrial Arts, now known as Texas Woman’s University, in Denton. In 1927, she moved to Springfield, Missouri, where she became involved in the local arts scene as a member, and then treasurer in 1929, of the Ozarks Artists Association. Sheets Wells also exhibited regionally, winning awards at the Missouri State Fair for advertising art in 1946 and for magazine/book illustration in 1948.
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Exhibition of Texas Artists
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Exhibition of Texas Artists
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Exhibition of Texas Artists
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Midwestern Artists' Exhibition
Organized by Kansas City Art Institute
Organized by Kansas City Art Institute
Thumb-Box Annual Exhibition
Organized by St. Louis Art League
Organized by St. Louis Art League
Missouri State Fair
Organized by Missouri State Fair Commission
Organized by Missouri State Fair Commission
Missouri State Fair
Organized by Missouri State Fair Commission
Organized by Missouri State Fair Commission
Award, Missouri State Fair
Award, Missouri State Fair
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Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Exhibition of Texas Artists
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Exhibition of Texas Artists
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Exhibition of Texas Artists
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Organized by Dallas Woman’s Forum
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Organized by Fort Worth Museum of Art
Midwestern Artists' Exhibition
Organized by Kansas City Art Institute
Organized by Kansas City Art Institute
Thumb-Box Annual Exhibition
Organized by St. Louis Art League
Organized by St. Louis Art League
Missouri State Fair
Organized by Missouri State Fair Commission
Organized by Missouri State Fair Commission
Missouri State Fair
Organized by Missouri State Fair Commission
Organized by Missouri State Fair Commission
Award, Missouri State Fair
Award, Missouri State Fair
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References
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Bibliography
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Vic Roper, Texas Artists and Artisans 1718-1959: A Compilation of Artists, Sculptors, and Artisans Active in Texas Prior to 1960 (Clifton: Bosque Crossing, 2017), 3: 259-260.
John and Deborah Powers, Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists: A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas before 1942 (Austin: Woodmont Books, 2000), 547.
“Audience at Fair was 61,500 Secretary Reports," The Sedalia Democrat, August 23, 1948, 4.
“Winners in Fine Arts At Fair Are Announced,” Joplin Globe, August 23, 1946, 8B.
“Ozarks Artists Exhibit Works in State Capitol,” Stanberry Herald (Stanberry, Missouri), June 8, 1939, 4.
“Thumb Box Painting Exhibition to Open…,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 29, 1931, 3.
Core Reference Sources
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
Image Credits
Portrait of Artist
Unknown, Portrait of Willie Alberta Sheets Wells, circa 1915.
Photograph.
Found on Ancestry.com, accessed July 10, 2023.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on June 20, 2023
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
Bibliography
Select Sources
Vic Roper, Texas Artists and Artisans 1718-1959: A Compilation of Artists, Sculptors, and Artisans Active in Texas Prior to 1960 (Clifton: Bosque Crossing, 2017), 3: 259-260.
John and Deborah Powers, Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists: A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas before 1942 (Austin: Woodmont Books, 2000), 547.
“Audience at Fair was 61,500 Secretary Reports," The Sedalia Democrat, August 23, 1948, 4.
“Winners in Fine Arts At Fair Are Announced,” Joplin Globe, August 23, 1946, 8B.
“Ozarks Artists Exhibit Works in State Capitol,” Stanberry Herald (Stanberry, Missouri), June 8, 1939, 4.
“Thumb Box Painting Exhibition to Open…,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 29, 1931, 3.
Core Reference Sources
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on June 20, 2023
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