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Return to Pantheon II Delmas howe oil on canvas. 50" x 72" $18,000.00
Howe established himself as an important artist with his “Rodeo Pantheon” series. It spoke openly to the LGBTQ+ community in the format of “serious” art very early on in the gay rights movement. Howe combined his love of a beaux arts style with his childhood experiences growing up in the “cowboy culture” of Truth or Consequences, NM. The use of a traditional, academic style to provocatively represent Southern New Mexico cowboys stands the classical concepts of beaux arts paintings on their head. But at the same time, Howe manages to respectfully pay homage to the cowboys while providing clever insights into American culture. The initial “Rodeo Pantheon” series – catalogued in the publication Rodeo Pantheon – has been followed by other great series – “Stations: A Gay Passion” (critiqued in Arte de Sida en Nuevo York by José Luis Plaza Chillón), “Guys and Canyons”, “Gesture and Texture”, and “Fresh Air”.
Fresh Air, Fresh Air Series #1-2013 oil on canvas, 50” x 40” $6,000.00
Delmas Howe was born in El Paso, Texas in 1935 and raised in Truth or Consequences. After graduation from high school he did his undergraduate work at Wichita State University, then four years in the US Air Force, 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 running a successful design studio in Amarillo, Texas, he returned to Truth or Consequences.
Delmas Howe is one of nine recipients of New Mexico 2006 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History acquired in 2010 "The Three Graces" a 1978 oil painting by Howe, on display for the public in 2011. The NM Museum of Santa Fe and the NM Capitol Arts Foundation Collection house his lithographs. Howe is also a part of the Board of Directors of the NM Capital Arts Foundation Collection.
Delmas Howe is one of nine recipients of New Mexico 2006 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History acquired in 2010 "The Three Graces" a 1978 oil painting by Howe, on display for the public in 2011. The NM Museum of Santa Fe and the NM Capitol Arts Foundation Collection house his lithographs. Howe is also a part of the Board of Directors of the NM Capital Arts Foundation Collection.
Cowboy Bill Delmas Howe oil on canvas, 46" x 56" $18,000.00
TO VIEW ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF DELMAS HOWES'S ARTWORK CONTACT
Eduardo Alicea, Gallery Owner - Director
Phone: 1.575.894.0572 Email: riobravofa@gmail.com
Eduardo Alicea, Gallery Owner - Director
Phone: 1.575.894.0572 Email: riobravofa@gmail.com
