Eddie Arning
Born1898
Died1993(1993-00-00) (aged 94–95)
NationalityAmerican
MovementModern Art

Eddie Arning (1898–1993)[1] was an American artist. He was born in the farming community of Germania, Texas.

Biography

As a young adult, he was admitted into a Texas mental institution for violent acts. In 1964, after 60 years in the institution, he was introduced to crayons by Helen Mayfield, an Austin artist who worked in the hospital that summer, and began coloring.[2]

Work

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.[3]

Over ten years, Arning produced over 2000 drawings. His work has been likened to styles in avant-garde twentieth-century art.[4] Arning stopped drawing suddenly in 1973 when he was forced to leave his home because of "bad conduct."[5]

Collections

Arning 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] Pérez Art Museum Miami,[8][9] and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas.

References

  1. "Star Telegram: Search Results". Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. Herndon, John (1985-04-20). "Drawing of a singular talent". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2018-06-18 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Outsider Art Sourcebook, ed. John Maizels, Raw Vision, Watford, 2009, p.41
  4. "Eddie Arning". Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. "Archives: Chicago Tribune - Arning's art deviates from outsider mode". Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. "Artworks Search Results / American Art". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. "ART REVIEW; When Outsiders Make It Inside". The New York Times. 10 April 1998. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. "PAMM opens What Carried Us Over: Gifts from Gordon W. Bailey tonight | Miami Art Guide". 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  9. "What Carried Us Over: Gifts from the Gordon W. Bailey Collection • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

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