(Catherine Wiley) (Knoxville, TN, 1879 -1958) Catherine Wiley was one of the early female art students at the University of Tennessee, and taught art and drawing there from 1905 until 1918. She is credited with establishing formal art instruction at the school, and with making the program into one of the South’s best. While teaching […]
Carroll Cloar, Memphis, Tennessee Artist
(January 18, 1913 – April 10, 1993) Carroll Cloar was an American painter born in Arkansas who painted images of the American South. He studied at Southwestern (now Rhodes College) in Memphis, TN, as well as the University of Memphis. Originally intent on becoming a comic strip illustrator, he moved to New York City and […]