Frank Calloway facts for kids
Frank Calloway (July 2, 1915 – September 1, 2014) was an American artist who taught himself how to draw. He lived in a special care facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for many years. His artwork mostly showed scenes from the old American South, like farms and country life, just as he remembered them from his childhood. He drew on large sheets of butcher paper using crayons, pens, and markers. These long drawings, called scrolls, were either 24 or 36 inches tall and could be anywhere from 8 to over 60 feet long! Even though he sometimes said he was much older, experts found that he was actually born in 1915.
Frank Calloway's Artistic Journey
Frank Calloway always enjoyed drawing. But he started creating a lot more art after taking an art class in the 1980s. Many of his drawings showed country scenes from the Southern United States where he grew up. Some of these were shown in an art exhibit in 2008 at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
Solo Art Shows
Here are some of the art shows where only Frank Calloway's work was displayed:
- 2011 Frank Calloway, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York
- 2009 Frank Calloway: Pageants from the Old South, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York
- 2006 Kentuck Museum, Northport, AL
Group Art Shows
Here are some art shows where Frank Calloway's work was shown alongside other artists:
- 2009 In Through the Out Door, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York
- 2008-09 Marriage of Science, Art and Philosophy, the American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
- 2006 Consumer Art Exhibition, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
