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Rev. Johnnie Swearingen (1908-1993; Brenham, TX). Swimmers, 1978. Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches. Courtesy Julie and Bruce Webb.

Swearingen sold his paintings from a truck and also from a roadside stand in front of his house. His work documents rural life in Texas including farm work, church services, baseball games, rodeos and other activities such as people swimming and boating, as shown above.

 


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