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(ART--FOLK ART.) BANKS, JOHN W. As I Remember ("S. P. Depot on E. Commerce Street.")
(ART--FOLK ART.) BANKS, JOHN W. As I Remember ("S. P. Depot on E. Commerce Street.") Ballpoint pen, crayon and ink on artist's board, 28 x 15 1/2 inches; a few smudges and a short (1/2 inch) wrinkle, bottom center. (San Antonio), circa 1980s
- Notes: John Willard Banks, (1912-1988) self-taught artist, the son of Charlie and Cora Lee (McIntyre) Banks, was born near Seguin, Texas. At the age of five his parents took him to San Antonio, where he attended Holy Redeemer School until the age of nine, when his parents were divorced and John returned to his grandparents'' farm near Seguin. From childhood Banks''s favorite pastime was drawing pictures on his Big Chief tablet. He later recalled, "As a kid I used to lie flat on my stomach, drawing and drawing. . . . My mother had to kick me off the floor to sweep."
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