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Close-up portrait photo of an African-American man in suit jacket and dress shirt
Larry Dell Alexander (1953–2021)
Larry Dell Alexander was a visual artist, writer, and Bible teacher best known for his elaborate pen-and-ink d...
Painting centered wood frame window with symmetrical shade and curtains parted revealing flat black interior
Al Allen (1925–2008)
aka: Alvin Lee Allen Jr.
Alvin Lee (Al) Allen Jr. was a painter whose contributions to Arkan...
Catherine Tharp Altvater (1907–1984)
Catherine Tharp Altvater was a nationally known watercolorist whose works were shown in numerous museums, incl...
Trees and pond with gray skies
Bruce Roy Anderson (1907–1985)
Bruce Roy Anderson was a prominent Arkansas architect and watercolorist in the mid-twentieth century. Bruce An...
White man with mustache in suit
Frederick Tanqueray Anderson (1846–1926)
Frederick Tanqueray Anderson was an early twentieth-century Arkansas watercolorist. Categorized as a romantic ...
Old white man with sideburns surrounded by birds and plant life with the word "Audubon" in the center
John James Audubon (1785–1851)
John James Audubon, a frontier naturalist and artist, is famous for illustrating and writing The Birds of Amer...
White man with mustache
John Bell Jr. (1937–2013)
John Bell Jr. was an artist who documented Arkansas history on canvas. Bell did extensive research using photo...
White man outdoors showing his daughter a painting of herself
Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975)
Thomas Hart Benton—painter, muralist, and writer from Missouri—developed, along with artists Grant Wood an...
White woman in yellow pants and bra sitting on wooden box with an orange in her left hand and a lit cigarette in her right
Louis L. Betts (1873–1961)
Louis L. Betts was a painter active in the first half of the twentieth century in the United States, especiall...
White woman sitting in chair painting on framed canvas
Helen Long Bittick (1918–1985)
Helen Marie Long Bittick was an artist of the “primitive folk style,” meaning that she had no academic art...
African-American and woman on farm picking tomatoes with multistory house and city buildings in the background
Barbara Ann Higgins Bond (1951–)
aka: Higgins Bond
Barbara Ann Higgins Bond—whose professional name is Higgins Bond...
White man in long-sleeved shirt and vest working at his desk
Adrian Louis Brewer (1891–1956)
Adrian Louis Brewer, a native of Minnesota, is known in Arkansas primarily for his portraits of prominent citi...
Multistory building with tower and trees
Edwin Cook Brewer (1927–2002)
Edwin Cook Brewer was a founding member of the Arkansas-based Mid-Southern Watercolorists in 1970 and helped h...
Town and dirt road surrounded by trees and mountains
Benjamin Chambers Brown (1865–1942)
Benjamin Chambers Brown was among the first Arkansas artists to attain national and international recognition ...
White man with mustache in blue military uniform with gold buttons
Henry Byrd (1805–1884)
Henry Byrd was one of Arkansas’s most prolific antebellum portrait painters. His portraits present Arkansas...
painting two white girls in field matching white outfits red hair ribbons eating large watermelon slices
Carroll James Cloar (1913–1993)
Carroll James Cloar was a painter who earned national acclaim as a realist and surrealist. The majority of his...
Mass of twisted ribbons on black background
Kevin Earlee Cole (1960– )
Kevin Earlee Cole, a Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) native, is one of the most renowned mid-career artists in A...
Multistory house with pink siding and hedge with gate in cotton field
Sheila Holland Cotton (1947–)
Sheila Holland Cotton is an artist noted for her richly painted oils embracing the visual experience of Arkans...
White woman with glasses smiling in New York Yankees hat and open denim button-up over white T-shirt
V. L. Cox (1962–)
V. L. Cox is a painter and mixed media artist whose work has achieved national acclaim for confronting institu...
Dorris Lafferty Curtis (1908–2006)
Dorris Lafferty Curtis was a nationally recognized folk art painter, author, and songwriter. Compared to folk ...
Watercolor painting realistic water tower with two tone chiaroscuro steel foundation and flat white background
George David Dombek (1944–)
The visual artist George Dombek is a nationally recognized master of watercolor. His work has been acquired by...
African-American man in glasses with beard and collared shirt
Jeffrey Richardson (Jeff) Donaldson (1932–2004)
Jeffrey Richardson Donaldson was an important and influential African-American artist and art educator during...
Older white woman with glasses in blue shirt making jewelry at her cluttered desk
Elsie Mari Bates Freund (1912–2001)
Elsie Mari Bates Freund was a studio art jeweler, watercolorist, and textile artist. In 1941, she and her husb...
White man in cap and jeans talking to white man and woman while painting near a natural waterfall
Harry Louis Freund (1905–1999)
Harry Louis Freund was a muralist who became famous for his depictions of life in the Ozark Mountains of Arkan...
Drawing of woman holding pen and paper
Glenn Rowlett Gant (1911–1999)
Glenn Gant was an important figure in the art history of Eureka Springs (Carroll County). He is best remembere...
Painting of crowd city street decorated with flags and streamers with multistory buildings on both sides
Josephine Hutson Graham (1915–1999)
Josephine Hutson Graham was a prolific artist, educator, author, and folklorist of Arkansas’s White River cu...
Brick building with central tower and park with trees and monument featuring charging soldier
James Carl Hancock (1898–1966)
James Carl Hancock was a twentieth-century American etcher, designer, painter, and commercial artist active in...
White man holding papier-mache mask in woods
Lester Gene Hatfield (1925–2017)
Lester Gene Hatfield was an artist and teacher closely associated with the University of Central Arkansas (UCA...
White man with beard and glasses
Paul Martin Heerwagen (1866–1955)
Paul Martin Heerwagen was an interior decorator who worked out of his Arkansas studios from 1891 to 1931. His ...
Large leafless tree with birds on black background
Natalie Smith Henry (1907–1992)
An artist of national significance, Natalie Smith Henry made her reputation as an easel painter and muralist d...
Thomas Melvin Hinton (1906–1975)
Thomas Melvin Hinton was a classically trained artist who produced many realistic and impressionistic oil pain...
Young tree growing between small bushes each one having flower blossoms in different color in woodland area with pond in background
Jane Dees Lovett Holt (1947–)
Jane Dees Lovett Holt, an award-winning artist and art educator from Little Rock (Pulaski County), specializes...