American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square
Mailing: 1414 Avenue of The Americas
New York City, NY 10023
Mailing: 1414 Avenue of The Americas
New York City, NY 10023
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Museums page for Eddie Arning ((1898 - 1993)), known for Cray-pas naive genre, figure and floral painting. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1898 Germania, Texas - 1993. Known for: Cray-pas naive genre, figure and floral painting.
The following is from Rob Cogswell, Director of the Booher Library, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Cogswell writes: "My wife and I were two of the five friends of... Read full biography
The following is from Rob Cogswell, Director of the Booher Library, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Cogswell writes: "My wife and I were two of the five friends of Eddie Arning from the time he. started painting until his death." . Eddin Arning was born near... Read full biography
The following is from Rob Cogswell, Director of the Booher Library, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Cogswell writes: "My wife and I were two of the five friends of Eddie Arning from the time he. started painting until his death." . Eddin Arning was born near Kenney, Texas in 1899, the child of German immigrant parents. When he was in his twenties, he was committed to the state mental institution, and his family could not recall why. A crafts instructor at the... Read full biography
The following is from Rob Cogswell, Director of the Booher Library, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Cogswell writes: "My wife and I were two of the five friends of Eddie Arning from the time he. started painting until his death." . Eddin Arning was born near Kenney, Texas in 1899, the child of German immigrant parents. When he was in his twenties, he was committed to the state mental institution, and his family could not recall why. A crafts instructor at the hospital, Helen Mayfield, encouraged him to begin drawing on paper with wax crayons around 1965. In the hospital he painted only subjects from childhood memory, images from farm life. His work earned him attention, and he was provided professional... Read full biography
The following is from Rob Cogswell, Director of the Booher Library, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. Cogswell writes: "My wife and I were two of the five friends of Eddie Arning from the time he. started painting until his death." . Eddin Arning was born near Kenney, Texas in 1899, the child of German immigrant parents. When he was in his twenties, he was committed to the state mental institution, and his family could not recall why. A crafts instructor at the hospital, Helen Mayfield, encouraged him to begin drawing on paper with wax crayons around 1965. In the hospital he painted only subjects from childhood memory, images from farm life. His work earned him attention, and he was provided professional oil-base crayons and high quality paper. He had no training and only wanted to make a "nice picture." His work has personal symbolism, inc... Read full biography
Eddie Arning - Artist Info
About Eddie Arning: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsHigh Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309Milwaukee Art Museum
700 North Art Museum Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3707National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives
Po Box 7646
Philadelphia, PA 19101University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354