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Untitled (1982) by Tom Graffagnino is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Gouache, 20 x 16 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Shed Door by Richard Loehle is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 20 x 30 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Gulf Sand by Richard Loehle is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 18 x 24 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Untitled by Patricia Hetzler is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Hetzler, "This piece is one of a series of pieces explaining the grid. I wanted to mane away from a flat painting surface to work with a more architectural feel to it. Untitled represents one of the first of the smaller works in this series." Mixed media, 15 x 13 x 3 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Sanford Stadium in June (1988) by Jacquelyn Baldwin Rucker is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Rucker, "This is my son's graduation day. I also graduated from the University of Georgia in Sanford Stadium in June heat, made even hotter by the robes." Oil, 30 x 40 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Gazebo #2 (1984) by Jacquelyn Baldwin Rucker is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Rucker, "The gazebo in this painting is part of my childhood. It stands in New Park Cemetery in Fort Gaines, Georgia where I was born. It is on the National Historical Register." Oil, 41 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Silence (1988) by David A. Sampson is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pencil, 18 x 24 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Digging for Gold—From a Photograph by Sebastiao Salgado (1987) by King Thackston is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. According to Thackston, "A search for archetypal, universal images of mankind. This image was chosen for its non-specific location and place in time. Although it is a current image of a gold mine in South America, it could be a primitive culture, anywhere in the world." Pencil, 40 x 65 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Venetian Red by Ouida Canaday is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 11 x 10 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Pine Needle Basket with Lid by Norma Brumback is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber (straw), 6 x 9 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Space Station III (1989) by Joseph Perrin is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 44 x 37 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Chroma (1974) by Joseph Perrin is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 48 x 60 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Chroma #160 (1989) by Joseph Perrin is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (silkscreen), 37 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Shapes and Sky by James McRae is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 30 x 27 1/2 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Cooking Utensils by Ivan F. Bailey is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Iron
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Untitled (1977) by Ivan F. Bailey is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Iron, 11 1/2 x 18 x 8 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Johnny's Too Long at the Fair by Eve Bragg is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 21 x 29 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Crabapple Fair by Eve Bragg is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 24 x 30 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Puffie's in the Tropics (1975) by Don Cooper is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 54 1/2 x 48 5/8 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Swan Riders (1977) by Don Cooper is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pencil, 19 x 26 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Optic Saddle III (1988) by Carl Powell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Glass, 11 x 9 x 3 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Azteca (1989) by Carl Powell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 10 x 11 x 4 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Ice Fossil by Carl Powell is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Glass, 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 5 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Hey Diddle Fiddle (1970) by Byron McKeeby is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print, 28 x 20 1/4 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Vase by Cameron Covert is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Porcelain, 9 x 6 (diameter) inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Zinc Crystalline Vase by Cameron Covert is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Porcelain, 11 x 4 x 2 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Quilt by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Fiber, 98 x 106 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Vase by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 13 1/4 x 10 (diameter) inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Pot by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection.
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Pot by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection.
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Pot with Lid by Charles Counts is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 (diameter) inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
The Blind (1968) by Carlos Coffeen-Serpas is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Ink, 23 x 18 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Turtlemen with Turtlehooks (1985) by John T. Riddle Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (silkscreen), 28 x 20 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Clubs Is Trumps (date unknown) by John T. Riddle Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 49 x 35 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Harriet Tubman: Carrying Out the Plan (1981) by John T. Riddle Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Harriet Tubman: Carrying Out the Plan (1981) by John T. Riddle Jr. is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Untitled #74 (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 37 x 37 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Cube (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 42 x 46 1/2 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Study #8 (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 40 1/2 x 36 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Study #44 (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 30 1/2 x 27 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Study #17 (date unknown) by Herbert Creecy is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print (silkscreen), 31 x 27 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
December 26, 1972, 8:29 by Maurice Clifford is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pencil, 30 x 22 3/8 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
C Series #2 (1977) by Freddie L. Styles is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 34 x 45 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Athos Menaboni's 1962 lithograph Mourning Dove (26" x 20") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta. Menaboni is best known for his detailed paintings of birds, usually portrayed in pairs in their natural habitats.
Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art
Athos Menaboni, pictured in 1945, stands in his aviary studying a golden eagle.
Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive.
Artist Athos Menaboni was renowned for his detailed paintings of birds. He and his wife, Sara, obtained permits to capture rare and protected species for study at their home near Atlanta. Menaboni's 1962 lithograph Bobwhite (26" x 20") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.
Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art
Artist Athos Menaboni made his first bird painting in 1937, when he painted a cardinal from memory during a lull in commissioned work. His c. 1948 lithograph Cardinals (13 1/4" x 10 1/2") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.
Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art
Athos Menaboni, renowned for his bird paintings, reached the height of his career during the 1940s and 1950s. His 1956 lithograph Brown Leghorn (22" x 17 1/2") is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.
Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art
American Bald Eagle by Athos Menaboni is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Lithograph, 23 x 30 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Artist Larry Connatser's untitled painting (acrylic on wood, 13" x 13"), created circa 1980, is a complex composition containing numerous figures in an architectural setting. Identifiable furniture is juxtaposed with fantasy elements.
Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art
Larry Connatser, a self-taught artist who spent much of his life in Georgia, created 2,500 paintings, 800 drawings, and numerous murals over the course of his career. Hallmarks of his expressionistic style include bright colors, fantasy figures, and dreamlike spaces.
Courtesy of the Joan Cobitz Estate
A section of the mural at the Decatur MARTA station (paint on architectural brick, twin murals each 66' x 26') are visible to passengers at both the concourse and platform levels. The mural was created by Georgia artist Larry Connatser in 1981 and depicts stylized renderings of the mountains and sea as vacation destinations.
Image from Joel Mann
Of his twin murals painted at the MARTA station in Decatur, artist Larry Connatser explained, "Stylized fantasies of the two favorite American vacations--escapes to the mountain and sea, were my theme. . . . A stylized ocean and mountain flowers enhance these expressions."
Courtesy of MARTA
All That Jazz Party, a mural designed by artist Larry Connatser and created with the help of students in 1980, covered the floor of the original library in Poetter Hall at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The mural remains intact at Poetter Hall, which today houses administrative offices.
Courtesy of the Savannah College of Art and Design
#1764 (1974) by Larry Connatser is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 21 x 24 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
#2149 (1977) by Larry Connatser is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 26 x 26 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Untitled by Larry Connatser is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Acrylic, 48 1/4 x 48 1/4 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
The Hiker (1980) by Nellie Mae Rowe is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Crayon, 29 x 24 1/2 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Nellie Mae Rowe stands in front of her home in Vinings. After her husband's death in 1948, Rowe began decorating both the interior and exterior of the house with drawings, dolls, and recycled objects. Discovered by artists and collectors during the 1970s, Rowe's work is exhibited today in museums around the country.
Courtesy of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Homage (1989) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media (oil collage), 35 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Benny Andrews, a native of Plainview, began experimenting with collage as a student at the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1950s. His 1994 work Preacher, oil and collage on canvas (48 x 28 inches), is housed at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta.
Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art. Reprinted by permission of Benny Andrews
Hmmmmm (date unknown) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 15 x 11 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Old Woman Eating by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 17 1/2 x 11 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Plower (1990) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 22 1/4 x 15 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Rock (1990) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 22 x 15 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Study #35 for Symbols (date unknown) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 15 x 13 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
The Good Life (date unknown) by Benny Andrews is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Pen and ink, 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Spheroid (Figured Tulipwood) (1989) by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 16 x 23 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Globe (1989) by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 6 x 10 (diameter) inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Bowl (Saturn) (1989) by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood, 10 x 8 (diameter) inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Bowl by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood (walnut), 5 x 8 1/2 (diameter) inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Bowl by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood (pine), 9 1/2 x 5 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Bowl by Ed Moulthrop is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Wood (pine)
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
The entrance to Howard Finster's outdoor sculpture garden, Paradise Garden, in Chattooga County features a concrete wall embedded with small toys, shards of glass and pottery, and various other found objects.
Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia
In Visions of Another World—September 15, 1990 (1990) by Howard Finster is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Enamel paint, 24 x 28 inches, with frame
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Howard Finster, a self-taught artist from Chattooga County, sits atop his "Paradise Garden," a sculpture garden filled with mixed-media creations next to his home in Pennville. Finster began work on the garden in 1961.
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Photograph by Bud Lee..
In 1982 Howard Finster acquired a small church adjacent to his Paradise Garden in Chattooga County and transformed it into his "World's Folk Art Church." Pictured in 2014, the church and garden fell into serious disrepair after Finster's death, but restoration efforts began in 2010.
Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia
Howard Finster's mural Jacob's Ladder is painted on the side of a building at Paradise Garden, his large outdoor art project in Chattooga County.
Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia
Angel #700.033 (1987) by Howard Finster is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 49 x 12 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Visions of Other Worlds in Outer Space Beyond #13,000.494 (1989) by Howard Finster is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Mixed media, 23 x 14 inches, with frame
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Howard Finster's Paradise Garden, a large outdoor art installation in Chattooga County, features this inscription in numerous locations: I took the pieces you threw away / Put them together by night and day / Washed by rain and dried by sun / A million pieces all in one.
Photograph by Sarah E. McKee, New Georgia Encyclopedia
Lamar Dodd painted Bargain Basement in 1937.
Courtesy of the Morris Museum of Art
Lamar Dodd painted Washerwoman in 1933. Oil on canvas, 24" x 31 1/2"
Courtesy of Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College
The painter Lamar Dodd at work in his studio in the 1970s. Dodd was the most influential Georgia artist of his generation.
Courtesy of LaGrange College
The artist Lamar Dodd pictured with one of his paintings in the late 1970s. Dodd was the most recognized artist of his generation from the state of Georgia, a passionate advocate for the arts, and a skilled administrator.
Courtesy of LaGrange College
Lamar Dodd, founder of the art school at the University of Georgia in Athens, painted Copperhill (oil and egg tempera on linen canvas) in 1938. The painting is characteristic of the evocative landscapes that dominated his work in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Courtesy of Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia. Extended loan from the University of Georgia Foundation; Gift of Mary and Lamar Dodd GMOA 1974.3F
Anchored Boats (1989) by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 30 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Gunnison's Gorge by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print, 27 x 20 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Rocks in Nature's Garden (1963) by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 28 x 20 1/2 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
San Marco, Rain (1972) by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Watercolor, 18 x 23 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
St. Mark's Cathedral (1956) by Lamar Dodd was one of a series of paintings the Georgia artist made of the famous Venetian cathedral. It is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Print, 16 x 24 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
Venice Reflection, Rain (1958) by Lamar Dodd is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Oil, 20 x 30 inches
Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia's State Art Collection.
