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Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)

The Story of My Life (Life Cycle Series of 29 Works)

M 10459D.001–029

c. 1980–81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "The Birth of Willard Watson," 1980. Colored marker and pencil on board, 14 x 17 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
The Birth of Willard Watson, 1980
Colored marker and pencil on board, 14 x 17 in.
Signed and dated (at lower center): The Texas Kid / WW 80

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "The White Man Who Helped us Get Off the Plantation," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
The White Man Who Helped us Get Off the Plantation, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower right): The Texas Kid / 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Family Leaving Shreveport Coming to Texas," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 17 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Family Leaving Shreveport Coming to Texas, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 17 in.
Signed and dated (at lower left): The Texas Kid / 81–

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Mother Putting Paper in my Tennis Shoes," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Mother Putting Paper in my Tennis Shoes, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower right): WWatson /The Texas Kid 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Jobs I Did When I Was Young," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Jobs I Did When I Was Young, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower right): The / Texas Kid / WW 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Swimming at the Pipe," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 15 x 13 1/4 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Swimming at the Pipe, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 15 x 13 1/4 in.
Signed and dated (at lower left): The Texas Kid / –81–

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Grandfather Frazier, A Choctaw, Taking me Fishing," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 15 x 20 1/4 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Grandfather Frazier, A Choctaw, Taking me Fishing, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 15 x 20 1/4 in.
Signed and dated (at lower left): WWatson / The Texas Kid / 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Texas Kid Giving Mother Medicine for Yellow Jaundice," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Texas Kid Giving Mother Medicine for Yellow Jaundice, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower left): WWatson / The Texas Kid / 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Untitled (The Wreck)," 1980. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Untitled (The Wreck), 1980
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower right): The Texas Kid / 80–

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Texas Kid Dancing at the Saturday Night Ball," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 16 1/4 x 20 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Texas Kid Dancing at the Saturday Night Ball, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 16 1/4 x 20 in.
Signed and dated (at lower right): THE TEXAS / KID 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Police Shot at Me by Mistake," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Police Shot at Me by Mistake, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower right): WWatson / The Texas Kid / 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "The Camouflage Snake," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 20 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
The Camouflage Snake, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 20 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower left): WWatson / The Texas Kid / 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Texas Kid Catches his Father with Girlfriend, Miss Mae," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Texas Kid Catches his Father with Girlfriend, Miss Mae, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower right): The Texas / Kid 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Self-Portrait," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 17 x 14 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Self-Portrait, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 17 x 14 in.
Signed and dated (at lower right): The / Texas Kid / 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "The Time I Was Chased Out of Fort Worth," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
The Time I Was Chased Out of Fort Worth, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower left): The Texas / Kid / 81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Grandfather Watson, with His Axe, Protecting Grandmother from Snakes in the Garden While She Hoe," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Grandfather Watson, with His Axe, Protecting Grandmother from Snakes in the Garden While She Hoe, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower center): .81– // The Texas Kid

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Dad's Place Home Cook Food," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 14 x 17 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Dad's Place Home Cook Food, 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 14 x 17 in.
Signed and dated (at lower left): WWatson / The Texas Kid / –81

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955), "Untitled (Accused)," 1981. Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.

Willard Watson, aka "The Texas Kid" (1921–1955)
Untitled (Accused), 1981
Colored marker and pencil on board, 13 1/4 x 15 in.
Signed and dated (at lower left): WWatson / The Texas Kid / 81

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