Locke, Walter Ronald Florida (b. 1883) 'ON THE BANKS OF THE ANCLOTE', Florida 1936 etching, framed signed: lower right plate size: H11 3/4" W8 1/4" *Note: W. R. Locke spent twelve years actually living and working in the woods, without ever coming out to a civilized center, for he loved trees and spent his summers in the hill country and his winters in the South, depicting trees in copper. His works are often the result of months of study, and of an almost impossible amount of hard work, so that every bit of foliage be accurate and detailed. His works have a simplicity which reflects his own meticulous care in their production. Locke received his art training under Louis Kronberg and Alfred Hutty. He was awarded First Prize in the 1938 Annual Exhibit of the St. Petersberg Art Club, as well as the 1943 and 1944 awards from the Florida Federation of Art. Numerous etchings of his have been acquired by Yale University, Wesleyan University, Iowa State College, Berea College, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Binghamton Museum of Fine Arts, Cornell University, Skidmore College, Syracuse University, Brooklyn College, and Robert Hull Fleming Museum.