Large Robert Marshall (American/Utah 1944 - 2016), 1987 oil on canvas,

From his "Stripe" series, large oil on canvas in a heavy high quality brass frame.

Robert Marshall was born in Mesquite, Nevada, in 1944 and grew up in southern California. He earned his bachelor’s degree in art and his master’s degree in painting and sculpture from BYU. He taught briefly at Fullerton College before he joined the faculty of BYU. He has exhibited throughout the US and Europe and is the recipient of many awards. In 1994 he was honored with the Karl G. Maeser Research and Creative Arts Award. In 2001 he was designated to hold the Susa Young Gates Professorship at the University. In 2003 he received the Higher Education Art Educator of the Year Award from the Utah Art Education Association. In 2013 he received the Governor’s Visual Artist Award in recognition of his contribution to the State of Utah.

He was an accomplished draftsman and was skilled in color theory, filmmaking, and contemporary art history. He was originally known for his watercolor landscapes, but later began working with oils on large canvases. He made a documentary film about painter C.C.A. Christensen.