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Robert Temple Summers II, is an American artist, (born August 13, 1940) in Cleburne, Texas. Summers, who works as a painter and sculptor, has created prominent bronze works displayed in places such as the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum, the Dallas Pioneer Park〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pioneer Park - A Walking Tour of Downtown Dallas )〕 the Loews Anatole Hotel, Fair Park, Los Angeles International Airport, and Plano Texas' Baccus Plaza .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Trails in Legacy Sculpture Dedication To Feature Sculptor Robert Summers )〕 Summers' studio website,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Robert Summers Studio )〕 states that Summers has had "no formal art training, save a short course in mixing colors at age 15.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Robert Summers Biography )〕 He began to explore art as a profession in 1964. His paintings include works in various mediums including; egg and acrylic tempera, oil, dry-brush watercolor, pastel, and pencil. His sculptures have included wax and clay, and currently divides his time between painting and sculpting. He describes his ''flat work'' as "painterly〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Robert Summers Biography )〕 Summers resides in his boyhood home of Glen Rose, Texas with his wife Boo, two of their three sons work with him. Among his associations, Robert serves as Associate Director of the Creation Evidence Museum〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Excavations )〕 and has traveled to Turkey and New Guinea on archaeological expeditions in that capacity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A SURVEY OF SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF EXCAVATIONS BY THE BAUGH TEAM AT GLEN ROSE. TEXAS )〕 Summers also plays bagpipes, practices falconry, sings Contemporary Christian music, and has played lead roles in several professional productions. Much of his Western art demonstrates his love of wildlife and the cowboy spirit of the small Texas town. ==Awards and Credits== Awarded the Acrylic Division Award in 1972 by the American Artist Professional League. In 1973 Summers helped organize the Texas Association of Professional Artists and served as their first president. July 4, 1975 when Governor Dolph Briscoe and the Texas Legislature named him as the Official Texas Bicentennial Artist. On July 4, 1975 he was presented the American Airlines' Americana Award for Art, presented by Randy Steffen. Selected nationally by the Franklin Mint as one of ten Gold Medal Award winners during the mint's introduction into fine art reproductions. In 1976 was awarded with the Cultural Achievement Award for Art by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. During the Texas Association of Professional Artists awards banquet Summers received 6 of a possible 11 medals. His painting, "Forbidden Wilderness", took First Place for Best Oil, Best in Show, Most Popular (voted on by guest) and the T.A.P.A. Membership Award. In both 1977 and 78 annual T.A.P.A. shows Summers was awarded with the Gold Medal for Best Oil. Recipient of the Randy Steffen Annual Award on July 4, 1981. Named as the Official Sesquicentennial Artist of Texas by the 69th Texas Legislature in July 1987. In 1995 Summers was named Most Favorite Son by the Glen Rose/Somervell County Chamber of Commerce. Named Western Artist of the Year for 2003 by the Academy of Western Art. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Summers (artist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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