William L. Hawkins Explained

William Lawrence Hawkins
Birth Date:	27 July 1895
Birth Place:	Union City, Kentucky
Death Date:	July 1990

William L. Hawkins (27 July 1895 – 1990) was an American folk artist whose work began receiving acclaim in the 1980s. Hawkins frequently used a variety of media, including discarded materials, to create his paintings.

Hawkins' works have been exhibited in institutions such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum,^[1] American Folk Art Museum in New York City and San Diego's Mingei International Museum.

A major retrospective of Hawkins paintings was organized in 2018 by the Columbus Museum of Art, the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa.^[2]

References

1. Web site: William Hawkins. Smithsonian American Art Museum. en-US. 2019-02-23.
2. Web site: William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography. Columbus Museum of Art. en-US. 2019-02-23.

Sources

• New York Times review
• Self-taught Genius exhibition from American Folk Art Museum
• Educator's Guide from Mingei
• Article on Hawkins at Hyperallergic
• Hawkins profile for Art and Antiques Magazine

External links

• William L. Hawkins profile for Smithsonian American Art Museum
• William Hawkins profile at Artnet