Vernon Fisher (1943–2023) was an multimedia artist born in

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. He earned a BA in English literature from

Hardin–Simmons University Hardin–Simmons University (HSU) is a private Baptist university in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. History Hardin–Simmons University was founded as Abilene Baptist College in 189 ...

in 1967 and an MFA from the

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...

in 1969. He taught at

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. Fisher was best known for his paintings that resemble chalk on a school blackboard, often with incongruous elements added. ''Fish'', in the collection of the

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, is an example these "blackboard paintings". The

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, the

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(Washington, D.C.), the

, the

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (widely referred to as The Modern) is an art museum of post-World War II art in Fort Worth, Texas with a collection of international modern and contemporary art. Founded in 1892, The Modern is located in the c ...

, the

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, the

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 5,000 years of history with nearly 80,000 works from six continents. Follo ...

, the

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, the

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and the

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Street (Manhattan), 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It hosts a permanent coll ...

(New York City) are among the public collections holding work by Fisher.Mark Moore Fine Art
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References

* Fisher, Vernon, ''Vernon Fisher'' (''M. Georgia Hegarty Dunkerley Contemporary Art Series''), University of Texas Press, 2010 * Goldwater, Marge, ''Past/imperfect: Eric Fischl, Vernon Fisher, Laurie Simmons'', Walker Art Center, 1987 * Gumpert, Lynn and Allan Schwartzman, ''Investigations: Probe, Structure, Analysis; Agnes Denes, Lauren Ewing, Vernon Fisher, Stephen Prina, David Reed'', The New Museum, New York, 1980 * Haring, Keith, ''Vernon Fisher'', Rotterdam Arts Council, 1982 * Hickey, Dave, ''Vernon Fisher'', La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 1989 ASIN: B01FKT4ZHY * Mayo, Marti and Vernon Fisher, ''Vernon Fisher: Story Paintings and Drawings'', Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX, 1980

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Vernon 1943 births Living people American artists University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni Artists from Fort Worth, Texas Hardin–Simmons University alumni