(1883-1960)
El Paso, Texas

     Native Texan Lewis Teel was born in Clarksville, Texas. His parents came to Texas in 1826 from Tennessee and were among prominent pioneer families of East Texas. The Teel family moved to El Paso around 1889.

    Being a close observer and a lover of nature, he was impressed with the beauty of the Western Landscape.

    He began his art career after he was grown, visiting Joseph H. Sharp in Taos, New Mexico. Sharp advised him to stick to his own style of painting , to continue with his own self-expression, as he was a desert painter by nature and would make greater progress by following his own impressions.

    Teel's works demonstrate skillful draftsmanship, with a subtle and refined color, while his compositions have a distinct esthetic charm, conforming to an instinctive sense of balance and rhythm. Teel's favorite scenes were of the Desert and Canyons of West Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.

    Memberships included: Salmagundi Club of New York; National Society of Arts and Letters; Texas Fine Arts Asso.; El Paso Art Guild; El Paso Art Association.

     Exhibits include: (Teel Won Numerous Prizes) San Antonio Edgar B. Davis exhibits (Prize Winner); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art 1937. Crouse Galleries; Annual Texas Artists Exhibits, Fort Worth; Elizabeth Ney Art Museum, Austin; 1939 Annual Exhibition for West Texas Artists, Fort Worth, Texas (Prize); Far Southwest Association, El Paso and others. . He won first prize in 1932 & 1933 in the traveling exhibit of the State Federation of Women's Clubs.

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