Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Carroll Cloar
Painting
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024
1. Carroll Cloar Marker
Internationally acclaimed realist painter whose works reflect life in Arkansas Delta Has works in Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art Winner of Guggenheim Fellowship and Edward MacDowell Scholarship
Earle, Arkansas Inducted 2000
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
Location. 34° 30.655′ N, 93° 3.232′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the north side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Hunt (here, next to this marker); Lon Warneke (here, next to this marker); The Martins (here, next to this marker); Freeman Harrison Owens (here, next to this marker); Paul Runyan (here, next to this marker); B. J. Sams (here,
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Also see . . . Carroll Cloar (artnet.com).
Excerpt: Carroll Cloar was an American painter best known for his haunting paintings and prints of the American South. Based on observations, dreams, American folklore, and old family albums, Cloars works balance a tone somewhere between the regionalism of Grant Wood and the whimsy of Henri Rousseau. Born on January 18, 1913 in Earle, AR, he studied at the Memphis Academy of Art before moving to New York. Originally intent on becoming a comic strip illustrator, he quickly became more interested in lithography and painting after studying under Harry Sternberg and Ernest Fiene at the Art Students League. Awarded a McDowell Travelling Fellowship for his lithographs in 1940, Cloar travelled to Denver, Salt Lake City, his hometown of Earle, and later Mexico where he made several studies. Serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, his work began attracting national attention during the 1950s. Over the following decades, the artists works were(Submitted on January 15, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)the subject of many exhibitions which were often lauded by art critics. Having suffered with cancer for several years Cloar took his own life on April 10, 1993 in Memphis, TN. In 2013, his studio was reconstructed inside the Art Museum of the University of Memphis, replete with his many newspapers and memorabilia which served as influences for his work.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Carroll Cloar MarkerLooking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the left of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center parking lot is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
