Raymer Society Consignment Art Auction: Art from the estate of Hal Wright
Potucek, Pat (1925-2011) untitled grain elevator, 1973 watercolor
Potucek, Pat (1925-2011) untitled grain elevator, 1973 watercolor, signed lower right, good condition, image size: 4 x 5.5 inches. Pat was born in rural Cowley County, Kansas, on February 13, 1925, the daughter of Leo and Ruth (Clark) Pudden. She graduated from Arkansas City High School in 1943. Educated at the Kansas City Art Institute after World War II, Pat earned national notoriety early in her professional career for a controversial mural completed for the VFW. As a young woman, she won national awards as Display Decorator for Newman’s Department Store in Arkansas City, where she is remembered for her festival floats and art fair participation. She was offered work as a set designer in Hollywood. Pat was recognized by the National Watercolor Association, Pastel Society of America, and received hundreds of awards for portraiture, murals and still life paintings in many media. Her work with papier mache was documented in national publications and craft books. She was known for her pen and ink illustrations for cookbooks and corporate publications. Her paintings are in the collections of ambassadors and presidents. She won many art awards at the Kansas State Fair beginning with the Best in Show 1950 for an oil portrait of her father entitled Kansas Farmer. She exhibited at the Kansas State Fair regularly. She was a regular exhibitor at the Hutchinson Art Annual Spring Art Fair until 2009. She donated many paintings in support of numerous charitable organizations and schools. She is remembered for an effort to paint whimsical caricatures on fire hydrants to commemorate the American bicentennial. Pat completed more then 250 murals during her lifetime, including major murals located throughout Kansas. She is included in the book Kansas Murals A Traveler’s Guide by Lora Jost and Dave Loewenstein. A tour of Pat’s murals in Hutchinson has become a popular tourist activity. She was a frequent art instructor for the Leisure Arts Center and Delos Smith Center.
Condition: good
Dimensions: 10.5 x 12.75 x 1 in
Weight: 1 lb
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