Ben Earl Looney is a great Louisiana story. He founded the Louisiana State University Art Department. He was elected to the Board of Control of the Art Students' League. He also taught art near Boston and lived in New York City for 9 years. However, most of his life was spent in the South, primarily Louisiana.
He painted nearly every plantation home in Louisiana that was standing from 1940-1970. He painted numerous large oil murals for various dignitaries and clientele, including the For (showing 500 of 1727 characters). |
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