Violin and Magnolia Branch. oil.
Mrs. Bobo told Wallace Johnson that the violin represented was her mother's, and was done to "exact specifications". She was probably referring to the fact that the painting represents the still life objects at actual size.
Hazel
A. Bobo '57
• Charter
Member of the AGS
Active
in AGS 1957-mid 80s;
sporadically until 2001
EDUCATION:
Studied with:
The Flatrock School of Art
Robert Bruns of Greenville
Elliot O'Hara who was a charter member of the American Watercolor Society
Col. James Wharton of the Univ. of Maryland [about Wharton]
Roger Deering of Kennebunckport, Maine
ART RELATED:
(1963) Was the very first Second Vice President of the Art Association when it was created out of The Spartanburg Art Club
she was a member of the National League of Pen Women
she taught Art in Lyman
ORIGIN:
Born in Woodruff
During 1957-61 lived on New Highway 29 in Lyman
Later lived at 541 Norwood St. in Spartanburg
PERSONAL:
Was married to Ned Bobo
Was active in civic affairs and religious endeavors throughout Spartanburg County
well known in South Carolina art circles
1960 guild calendar listed her foremost hobby as Early Americana
MISCELLANEOUS:
About Col. James Wharton
Wharton graduated from Wofford College, and painted with Dwight Eisenhower in the South Pacific. The friendship that developed with Ike was maintained for many years as evidenced by a "White House" letter from Ike to Whartons father congratulating him on his 99th birthday.Wharton later lived & worked in Hendersonville NC. He was a member of the Southern States Arts League.
