Exhibition - the Art of Carl Hancock December 2, 2008

The Art of Carl Hancock: Carl Hancock (1898 — 1966) was a self-taught etcher, designer, painter and commercial artist. He sketched many scenes and architectural subjects in and around Little Rock, Memphis and New Orleans, as well as St. Francisville, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi. He produced many works of a commercial nature, including souvenir sketches and Christmas cards. He was born in Springville, Tennessee, and moved to Arkansas in the early 1900s. He was a long-time resident of North Little Rock. Carl Hancock was a member of the Southern States Art League, the Southern Printmakers Society, and the Mississippi Art Association. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Art (1947 and 1959,) Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975, and Who is Who in Arkansas, by Bessie Butler Allard. He died in January 1966. This exhibit draws from the collection of Carl Hancock’s niece, Myrtie Engelkes, and from the permanent collection of the museum.A When : November 20, 2008 through July 12, 2009