Visual Arts

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 ...
Book cover picturing a blond child holding an assault rifle while standing in water
Any Empire
Any Empire is a 2011 graphic novel by North Little Rock (Pulaski County) native Nate Powell, published by Top ...
Arkansas Fonts
According to The Chicago Manual of Style, a font is: “A complete assortment of a given size and style of typ...
Ralph Waldo Armstrong III (1925–2006)
Ralph Waldo Armstrong III photographed the African-American community of Little Rock (Pulaski County) for more...
Asian woman standing next to wire sculpture
Ruth Asawa (1926–2013)
Ruth Asawa, an internationally acclaimed artist and advocate for arts education, gained renown for her distinc...
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...
Large metal sculpture with two lamps
Beacon of Peace and Hope
The Beacon of Peace and Hope is a thirty-six-foot-tall steel tower on the north bank of the Arkansas River in ...
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...
Book cover picturing African American man walking on a sidewalk with a guitar case
Bluesman
Bluesman is a graphic novel written by Rob Vollmar, with black-and-white art by Pablo G. Callejo. Originally s...
White man with beard and mustache in suit
buZ blurr (1943–2024)
aka: Butler, Russell
Russell Butler (a.k.a. buZ blurr) was a visual and conceptual artis...
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...
Old white man with hat jacket and red bandana scarf on white shirt
Nicholas Richard Brewer (1857–1949)
Nicholas Richard Brewer was an American landscape and portrait artist. He was active in Arkansas during the ea...
White woman in dress standing next to bust of white man
Caroline Shawk Brooks (1840–1913)
Caroline Shawk Brooks was the first American sculptor known to have worked in and mastered the medium of butte...
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 ...
Stone monument with Masonic symbols and funereal inscription
Robert Brownlee (1813–1897)
Robert Brownlee was a Scottish stonemason who lived in Little Rock (Pulaski County) from 1837 to 1849. He help...
painting of white man with glasses holding paint brushes and palette board
Edward Everett Burr (1895–1986)
Best known for designing the Arkansas Centennial half-dollar, Edward Everett Burr was a commercial artist, scu...
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...
Single-story houses with animals and trees
John Paul Caldwell (1908–1976)
John Paul “Pete” Caldwell of Parkdale (Ashley County) was a well-known banker and community leader. During...
Gigantic boxy white Jesus statue with outstretched arms atop a hill
Christ of the Ozarks
Christ of the Ozarks is a statue located in Eureka Springs (Carroll County) on top of Magnetic Mountain. The w...
Large freestanding sculpture resembling wings made of found women's shoe soles on white backdrop
Les Christensen (1960–)
aka: Leslie Ann Christensen
Leslie Ann (Les) Christensen is director of the Bradbury Art Museum...
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...