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Carroll Cloar (January 18, 1913 – April 10, 1993) was a nationally known 20th-century painter born in Earle, Arkansas, who focused his work on surreal views of Southern U.S. themes and on poetically portraying childhood memories of natural scenery, buildings, and people, often working from old photographs found in his family albums.
Artists who were born in, or who have extensively lived in, extensively worked in, or been deeply involved with Arkansas. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
This is a list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
The museum opened in 1937 in an Art Deco building constructed by the Works Progress Administration and designed by architect H. Ray Burks. [3] [4] Located in MacArthur Park, the original building features a limestone façade designed by Little Rock artist Benjamin D. Brantley and two carved relief figures, Painting and Sculpture personified. [4]
Pavilion of restaurant "Eleven" with the main lobby building and 19th-century galleries at left. The museum's permanent collection features American art from the Colonial era to the contemporary period. All of the featured artists are United States citizens, though some spent most of their art careers in Europe.
David Baker's 179-year-old pickle was appraised for $700-$800 during an "Antiques Roadshow" appraisal event May 14, 2024, at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The Federal Art Project (1935–1943) of the Works Progress Administration was the largest of the New Deal art projects. [1] As many as 10,000 artists [2] were employed to create murals, easel paintings, sculpture, graphic art, posters, photography, Index of American Design documentation, theatre scenic design, and arts and crafts. [3]
Federal Art and National Culture: The Politics of Identity in New Deal America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Parisi, Philip. The Texas Post Office Murals: Art for the People. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2004. Smith, Bradley. The USA: A History in Art. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1975.