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Clarice Akin Holloway
"Retired Ballerina" Great Mid Century Modern Portrait.

Circa 1960s

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£1,344.51
€1,558.75
CA$2,499.26
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Clarice Akin Holloway (1905-1989) Port Arthur Artist Image Size: 20 x 16 Frame Size: 28 x 24 Medium: Oil Circa 1960s "Retired Ballerina" Biography Clarice Akin Holloway (1905-1989) Mrs. Richard B. Dell Holloway Port Arthur Painter, teacher. A native of Port Arthur, Holloway graduated from nearby Lamar College, Beaumont, with honors. She received instruction or criticism on various occasions from Otis Dozier, Frederic Taubes, Elliott O'hara, Henri Gasser, Ted Schuyler, Fred Samuelson, Boardman Robinson, Morris Davidson, Jacob Getlar Smith, and Bud Biggs; she reportedly assisted Taubes in summer workshops between 1958 and 1978. Holloway taught privately in Port Arthur. She died in Port Arthur and her ashes were interred in Groves. Exhibitions: Texas General Exhibition (1947-48); Annual Texas Artists Circuit Exhibition (1949); All Port Arthur Show, Gates Gallery, Port Arthur (1955); Texas Watercolor Society (1961); Port Arthur Art Association (1972); Texas Artists Museum Society, Port Arthur (1996 one-women); Works of Port Arthur Art Association Members, Corpus Christi. Collections: Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur. Affiliations; Alpha Art Club, Port Arthur; Beaumont Art League; Hill Country Arts Foundation (charter member),, Ingram; Orange Art League; Port Arthur Art Association (charger member); Texas Artists Museum Society (charter member); Port Arthur
  • Creator:
    Clarice Akin Holloway (1905 - 1989, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1960s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    original frame may have a few scuffs.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Antonio, TX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU76932454203

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