Eddie Arning (1898–1993)[1] was an American outsider artist. He was born in the farming community of Germania, Texas. Arning created the vast majority of his work while being institutionalized for schizophrenia. [2]
Arning was born to a German homesteading family, that had settled in the Germania region of Texas, 15 years prior.[2] As a young adult, he was institutionalized for schizophrenia, spending one year in hospital prior to returning home, only to be re-institutionalized in 1934 for violent acts. In 1964, after 30 years in the institution,[2] he was introduced to crayons by Helen Mayfield, an Austin artist who worked in the hospital that summer, and began coloring.[3]
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After a few years of using crayons, Arning switched to oil pastels and began producing more complex compositions. His early works were autobiographical and depict scenes from his childhood with animals, flowers, windmills and churches. Later, Arning became inspired by newspapers, advertisements and magazine illustrations and was producing more graphic images.[4]
Over ten years (between 1964 and 1974), Arning produced over 2000 drawings. His work has been likened to styles in avant-garde twentieth-century art.[5] Arning's work was brought to public attention during the 1960s by a University of Texas Professor who sold the works to help pay for Arning's expenses.[2] Aring had his first public exhibition in 1965 while being institutionalized.
In 1974, Arning was expulsed from the institution for his conduct, going to live with his sister where he ceased creating work.[2]
eddie, arning, 1898, 1993, american, outsider, artist, born, farming, community, germania, texas, arning, created, vast, majority, work, while, being, institutionalized, schizophrenia, born1898germania, texasdied1993, 1993, aged, nationalityamericanmovementmod. Eddie Arning 1898 1993 1 was an American outsider artist He was born in the farming community of Germania Texas Arning created the vast majority of his work while being institutionalized for schizophrenia 2 Eddie ArningBorn1898Germania TexasDied1993 1993 00 00 aged 94 95 NationalityAmericanMovementModern Art Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 3 Collections 4 References 5 Further readingBiography editArning was born to a German homesteading family that had settled in the Germania region of Texas 15 years prior 2 As a young adult he was institutionalized for schizophrenia spending one year in hospital prior to returning home only to be re institutionalized in 1934 for violent acts In 1964 after 30 years in the institution 2 he was introduced to crayons by Helen Mayfield an Austin artist who worked in the hospital that summer and began coloring 3 Work editAfter a few years of using crayons Arning switched to oil pastels and began producing more complex compositions His early works were autobiographical and depict scenes from his childhood with animals flowers windmills and churches Later Arning became inspired by newspapers advertisements and magazine illustrations and was producing more graphic images 4 Over ten years between 1964 and 1974 Arning produced over 2000 drawings His work has been likened to styles in avant garde twentieth century art 5 Arning s work was brought to public attention during the 1960s by a University of Texas Professor who sold the works to help pay for Arning s expenses 2 Aring had his first public exhibition in 1965 while being institutionalized In 1974 Arning was expulsed from the institution for his conduct going to live with his sister where he ceased creating work 2 Arning died in 1993 Collections editArning is represented in numerous museums including the Minneapolis Institute of Art Museum of Fine Arts Boston Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington D C 6 American Folk Art Museum New York 7 Perez Art Museum Miami 8 9 and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas Beaumont Texas citation needed References edit Star Telegram Search Results Retrieved 1 January 2015 a b c d e Eddie Arning Meer 2018 04 20 Retrieved 2024 04 22 Herndon John 1985 04 20 Drawing of a singular talent Austin American Statesman Retrieved 2018 06 18 via Newspapers com Outsider Art Sourcebook Archived 2018 09 21 at the Wayback Machine ed John Maizels Raw Vision Watford 2009 p 41 Eddie Arning Retrieved 1 January 2015 Artworks Search Results American Art Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2015 ART REVIEW When Outsiders Make It Inside The New York Times 10 April 1998 Retrieved 1 January 2015 PAMM opens What Carried Us Over Gifts from Gordon W Bailey tonight Miami Art Guide 2019 09 12 Retrieved 2023 09 28 What Carried Us Over Gifts from the Gordon W Bailey Collection Perez Art Museum Miami Perez Art Museum Miami Retrieved 2023 09 28 Further reading editRaw Vision Pamela Jane Sachant Issue 28 1999 pp 28 35 nbsp This article about an artist from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Arning amp oldid 1220263205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
