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USA
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, TX
Henry Ray Clark
1936-
Drawing (pencil, pen, marker, etc.)
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Texas artist Henry Ray Clark, in his late 60's, first spent time behind bars when he was 15. He has been in and out of prison many times since then, and is currently serving a 25-year sentence following his fourth conviction on drug charges. His street name is "The Magnificent Pretty Boy". Clark only seems to create art when in jail, filling manila envelopes, prison requisition forms, and whatever else he can get his hands on with complex geometric designs bursting with color. He says that "as long as my mind can create something beautiful to look at, I am a free man.
From Ginger Young Gallery:
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Bibliography:
"Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists" by Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, New York, 1990.
"20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993.
"Contemporary American Folk Art - A Collector's Guide" Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, 1996.
"Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000.
"American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003.
"Flying Free: Twentieth-Century Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Ellin and Baron Gordon" by Ellin Gordon, Barbara L. Luck and Tom Patterson, exhibit catalog for The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, 1997. |
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