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Willard Watson was born on 1921 in Texas. Discover Willard Watson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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Willard Watson Height, Weight & Measurements
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Willard Watson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Willard Watson worth at the age of 74 years old? Willard Watson’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
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Willard Watson died, on June 12, 1995, in Dallas. His funeral was held at Missionary Park Baptist Church and his burial was in Lincoln Memorial Park in Dallas. He was survived by a daughter.
In 1985, Watson's house was used as the filming location. for David Byrne's movie, True Stories. Watson did not appear in the movie; however, his wife, Elnora, and one of their grandsons had roles.
in 1976, Watson and Bob “Daddy-O Wade built "a three-dimensional, football-field-size map of the United States near the LBJ freeway.
By 1975, he used his front lawn to display his works, such as sculptures of animals. His 1968 Ford truck was an art object itself with horns and photographs adhered to the side. This truck grabbed the attention of a local art dealer who started the later wider acclaim. Watson's original intent for art creation was self-expression. He became locally known for his yard art and people passed by to view the art.
In 1968, Watson started his nickname as the “Texas Kid”. The start of this was from trips to visit relatives in Louisiana and Oklahoma. The Watsons attended Frontier Days, where all guests wore traditional Western gear. Watson said, "I would make a new outfit every year for us to wear; I’d sew them myself. They would be really showy and attention-getting; when I’d walk up, Elnora’s people would shout: ‘Here comes the Kid from Texas."
During Watson's life, he was married seven times. On April 1, 1967, he married his last wife, Elnora, and they were married for about twenty-eight years.
In 1942, during World War II, Watson was in the United States Army and was in the southwestern Pacific area. He was discharged as a disabled veteran in 1944.
Willard Watson, aka “The Texas Kid”, (1921–1995) was an African-American folk artist from Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Watson was born on June 17, 1921, in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of L. T. and Mary Liza (née. Frazier) Watson. His paternal grandparents were once slaves in Louisiana. His maternal relations came to Louisiana via Mississippi after their emancipation from slavery in Virginia. His parents were sharecroppers in Louisiana. In 1928, he and his family moved to Dallas.
