Robert Ivan Lockard (1905-1974) was born in Norton, Kansas on Sept. 18, 1905. He lived his early years in Manhattan, Kansas and studied art under John Helm, Jr. at Kansas State College before moving to Kansas City in the early 1930’s. In 1934, he was an assistant to the Director of the new Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City. He soon moved to Lubbock, TX with his family, where he was a professor of architecture at Texas Tech University for almost forty years. During that time, he continued to develop his practice as a painter and etcher. He is particularly known for his colorful, dynamic western landscapes. Robert died in Lubbock, TX, in February of 1974.
Since his death, Robert’s work has been exhibited at the Plains Panhandle Historical Museum in Canyon, TX, the Louise Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock, TX, and the William Reaves Fine Art Gallery in Houston, Texas. The two-person show in Houston in 2012, titled “Modernism in Texas,” also featured the work of Robert’s wife Troy Allen Lockard. He and Troy also produced a short instructional film on watercolors called “Brush Tips,” which was exhibited at the Louise Underwood Center for the Arts.
Selected Paintings…
39. “K.C. Skyline 1935” 13 ¾ x 20”
32. “Afternoon Game” 15 ¼ x 22 ½”
Watercolor. 12 x 18”
“Wyoming Homestead” 1962. Watercolor. 13 ¼ x 19 ½”
Watercolor. 8 ¾ x 12”
"Windy Day" 20 x 27”
Watercolor. 19 ¾ x 26”
Watercolor 12x18"
Watercolor. 9 x 11 ¾”
Portrait of Troy, 1940. Watercolor. 9 x 11 ¾”
Watercolor. 10 x 14”
Watercolor. 11 ¾ x 9”
"Factory Work" Watercolor. 14 ¾ x 20”
Watercolor, 1940. 11 ¾ x 9”
Watercolor. 8 ¾ x 11 ¾”
Watercolor. 11 ¼ x 15”
Watercolor. 10 x 14 ¼”
Watercolor. 5 ¼ x 7 ¾”
Watercolor. 8 ½ x 11 ¾”
Untitled Pencil. 24 x 18”
“Trees” Watercolor. 19 x 23 ¾”
Watercolor. 15 x 19”
Watercolor. 20 x 26”
Watercolor. 15 x 22 ¾”
“In the Park, June, 1939” Watercolor. 15 ½ x 22 ½”
Watercolor. 15 ½ x 21 ½”
Watercolor. 9x12”
“Casa de Gamas de Rentas Lubbock, Texas, 1935”/ “House of Rooms for Rent” Watercolor. 13 ½ x 20 ¼”
Watercolor. 11 ¾ x 18”