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George Emmett Calvert
American, 1928-2002
He also taught at Southwestern University, and after retiring, he returned to teaching at Southwestern University and retired a second time. Calvert enjoyed painting, traveling, and observing landscapes and people of Oklahoma. He often painted in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and once owned the Blue Dolphin Art Gallery in Aransas Pass, Texas. Governor Dewey L. Bartlett appointed George Calvert Oklahoma's first Ambassador of the Arts. Calvert's legacy is the vast number of artists that he mentored and who are now mentoring other artists. He brought to Oklahomans many opportunities to view and appreciate fine art and was a member of the Southwest Art Guild in Elk City.
Oklahoma Arts Council
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