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| James Surls |
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| James Surls |
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| James Surls |
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| James Surls |
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| James Surls |
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| James Surls |
Timing is everything. The great Texas sculptor and teacher James Surls only taught at SMU from 1970-1975. That's 10 regular semesters (not counting any special Summer sessions).
I had him for an introductory studio art "foundation" course, "Materials and Concepts (3-D)," in 1974 or 1975. Around this same time Surls had an artistic "breakthrough" and created many of his seminal wood pieces. The works from this era still rank among my favorites.
I had the best -- instruction from this visionary artist -- right off the bat. It was lucky timing, plain and simple. "Must be present to win."
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