“Trailerville” by Charles T. Bowling — 1940
by Paula Bosse
(Dallas Museum of Art)
by Paula Bosse
A 1940 lithograph by one of my favorite Dallas artists, Charles Bowling (1891-1985). I don’t know if this trailer park was in Dallas, but I certainly hope so.
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This lithograph is in the collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, a gift of A. H. Belo Corporation and The Dallas Morning News. More info can be found at the DMA website, here.
Biographical information on Bowling can be found here.
Image is much larger when clicked.
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Copyright © 2015 Paula Bosse. All Rights Reserved.
Flashback : Dallas 
I had worked for Judge Bowing in the 1990s and his Dad was this artist, they were the grass roots of Dallas artist and the best sketches are of Little Mexico also in that same era, Troup Gallery was located in front of that area where these artist once made numerous sketches and Scott Hall, over on Alice Street is where these artist would show, and they were call Regionalist…..great story here….must be Commerce street…near Pappy show land….
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I really love this blog but do you have the permissions to reproduce these images online?
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Thanks. The info on the DMA site for this Bowling print (link at very end of post) did not list copyright restrictions for the work, unlike, say, the *wonderful* George Grosz Dallas works which state clearly that “Reproduction of this image, including downloading, is prohibited without written authorization from….” I’ve tried not to infringe on rights or copyrights of images. One institution did contact me and asked simply that I supply a link to the original source on the institution’s website, which I usually do but had failed to do on that post.
This blog is for “educational” purposes — I (sadly) make no money at all from it. I think you might be from the DMA? If there are any problems with my reproducing any images online, please contact me and I will certainly remove them. My email address is FlashbackDallas214@gmail.com.
Paula Bosse
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I hate people with too much time on their hands I have a bowling myself and would love whoever wants to share it with the world
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I had worked for the son, Judge Bowling at the Dallas County records building in the 1990’s,….
And he took me too his home and showed me the many works his dad had made and told me of the folk lore of how his dad would go too places, set up his easel and paint, draw,do charcol or even pastel a image, view or place or location,…..
Little Mexico begin his favorite and too look at his oils, they are by far the best images, as his drawings are mysterious, and real he had a lot of talent too be a Dallas 9 back then, Bywaters was jealous of him I can recall the judge was telling me and held his dad back…..
.Dallas Art and Artist are a rare breed a shame few realize or give them much thought…..
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I completely understand institutions wanting/needing to protect their holdings and their copyrights, and I would never want to reproduce anything that infringes on rights and permissions. If contacted by an institution with concerns, I will happily and quickly remove the image or clarify copyright info.
Bowling is one of my favorite artists. I was so sidetracked by Hogue and Bywaters in my early discovery of Dallas artists from this period that somehow Bowling slipped through the cracks. It’s taken a while for me to catch up! Thanks, Jodi!
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Do you know if Theodore Cuno printed this for him ?
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I’m afraid I don’t know, Rena.
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