American 20 th Century Texas Artist

Stephen Thomas Rascoe was born in Uvalde, Texas on May 8, 1924, but spent most of his early years growing up in Corpus Christ , Texas. After serving in the United States Army Air Force from 1942 to 1946, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he became cartoon editor of “The Texas Ranger,” (the U.T. humor magazine) and had his cartoons published in “Yank” and several national magazines during World War II. He eventually received his B.F.A. in 1948 and a M.F.A. in 1951, both from the Art Institute of Chicago. After graduation, Rascoe returned to Corpus Christi and worked as a draftsman for Shell Oil Company. He married Barbara Butler of Pecos , Texas in December of 1951, and the couple had two children, Paul Stephen and Jean Stephanie. In 1964, Rascoe accepted a position as a fine art professor at the University of Texas at Arlington where he remained until his retirement in 1990.

While serving in the Army Air Force during World War II, Rascoe was inspired by the great western canyons he flew over during this period, commenting in the book, Pecos to Rio Grande: Interpretations of Far West Texas by Eighteen Artists, published by Texas A&M University Press, 1983, “I have flown over most of the canyons of the Southwest. The aerial view of a canyon often gives an intense impression of its tremendous size and its dramatic color.” He traveled extensively to Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Yucatan, the Caribbean, and throughout the United States .

During Rascoe's distinguished career he earned many prestigious art awards. His paintings can be found in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the Houston Museum of Art, the Art Museum of South Texas, the Texas A&M University Museum, Arlington Museum of Art, the University of Texas at Arlington, Southern Methodist University, Texas Fine Arts Association Laguna Gloria Museum and the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, in addition to numerous private collections.

Lines of Landscape ~ Price Code B

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Lone Tree ~ Price Code B

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Ghost Riders ~ Price Code B

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The Sea ~ Price Code B

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Study of Central Park ~ Price Code B

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The Impromptu Bouquet ~ Price Code B

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Vacation Balcony~ Price Code B

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