Clarence Ball - Artist Info

About Clarence Ball

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L Clarence Ball
  • Biography

    Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, L. Clarence Ball was a painter, illustrator, and decorator whose primary studio was in South Bend, Indiana. He also taught art classes there.

    His specialty was landscapes with cattle and sheep, primarily around South Bend and the Kankakee River as well as Diamond Lake in Michigan where he spent his summers.

    From 1892 to 1893, he studied at the National Academy of Design, but basically he was self taught. He exhibited at the Boston Art Club, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work is in the Saint Joseph Public Library in South Bend, Indiana.

    Source:
    Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art...

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