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1909 Evening Shade, Arkansas - 1995 Searcy, Arkansas. Known for: Southern landscape, cotton genre.
The following biography was submitted by his daughter, Charlene Handford Barlow in March of 2006:. Charles R. Handford was a self-taught artist who painted landscapes in a realist style. Though his... Read full biography
The following biography was submitted by his daughter, Charlene Handford Barlow in March of 2006:. Charles R. Handford was a self-taught artist who painted landscapes in a realist style. Though his father and grandfather were wealthy and prominent business leaders in Batesville, Arkansas, the... Read full biography
The following biography was submitted by his daughter, Charlene Handford Barlow in March of 2006:. Charles R. Handford was a self-taught artist who painted landscapes in a realist style. Though his father and grandfather were wealthy and prominent business leaders in Batesville, Arkansas, the family money dwindled during his early childhood. As a result, his later childhood was one of poverty. He developed an interest in art and taught himself to paint by finding rough materials at the city... Read full biography
The following biography was submitted by his daughter, Charlene Handford Barlow in March of 2006:. Charles R. Handford was a self-taught artist who painted landscapes in a realist style. Though his father and grandfather were wealthy and prominent business leaders in Batesville, Arkansas, the family money dwindled during his early childhood. As a result, his later childhood was one of poverty. He developed an interest in art and taught himself to paint by finding rough materials at the city dump. This talent directed him to enter the sign business during the years of the Depression. In the late 1930s he married Ventrice Bissell of Shreveport, Louisiana. They eventually settled in Batesville where they had two children: Charlene Handford... Read full biography
The following biography was submitted by his daughter, Charlene Handford Barlow in March of 2006:. Charles R. Handford was a self-taught artist who painted landscapes in a realist style. Though his father and grandfather were wealthy and prominent business leaders in Batesville, Arkansas, the family money dwindled during his early childhood. As a result, his later childhood was one of poverty. He developed an interest in art and taught himself to paint by finding rough materials at the city dump. This talent directed him to enter the sign business during the years of the Depression. In the late 1930s he married Ventrice Bissell of Shreveport, Louisiana. They eventually settled in Batesville where they had two children: Charlene Handford Barlow and Robert Handford. During the 40s and 50s he owned a sign shop and became one of th... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Regionalism, Local Scene