John Bob Payne
(1883-1962) San Antonio, Texas
Payne
was born in Collierville, Tenn and moved to San Antonio
in 1891. He was
inspired by his friends to paint, who were Julian
Onderdonk, J. Frank Davis and
Tex O'Reilly.
Payne began his
art career in the teens. He was listed in the 1913 San Antonio City Directory as an
artist. His paintings included
mostly Hill Country landscapes, missions, and
scenes of ole San Antonio and Mexico.
He was the
President of the Coppini Academy in the 1950's and he
frequently exhibited his
works there with other artists such as
Rolla Taylor, Clara Caffrey Pancoast,
Margaret Tupper and others.
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