Clyde Connell
Encyclopedia
Clyde Connell was an American
female abstract impressionist sculptor.
, who lived and worked in a cabin at Lake Bistineau
during her later years.
In 1922, she married Thomas Dixon Connell Jr.
During her lifetime she was a member of the Presbyterian Women's leadership, representing Louisiana, and traveling to their annual national meeting in New York City
.
It was there that she discovered abstract impressionism
, and became a painter and sculptor. In the 1960s, she set up studio, and worked full time, making sculpture assemblages of wood, iron, and found material.
She is represented by the Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans, and her works are held in many private and public collections, including: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
, the Masur Museum of Art
, and Tulane University
's Law School, University of Albany Art Museum. have examples of her work.
Connell is the subject of a one-woman play, "Louisiana Women: Clyde" written by Lake Charles
playwright Carolyn Woosley.
The play was on tour throughout Louisiana in Fall 2010.
Notes on the research sources for the play were included in Woosley's playscripts' book.
In the year of her passing, she was named a Louisiana "Living Legend" by the Louisiana
.
In 2011, the Cameron Art Museum
held a retrospective.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
female abstract impressionist sculptor.
Life
She grew up in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish in northwestern LouisianaLouisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, who lived and worked in a cabin at Lake Bistineau
Lake Bistineau
250px|right|thumb|Lake Bistineau south of [[Doyline, Louisiana|Doyline]], [[Louisiana]]Lake Bistineau is a long, narrow waterway of , wide and long located in Webster, Bossier, and Bienville parishes in northwestern Louisiana. The lake is fed by Dorcheat Bayou, Clark’s Bayou, and other smaller...
during her later years.
In 1922, she married Thomas Dixon Connell Jr.
During her lifetime she was a member of the Presbyterian Women's leadership, representing Louisiana, and traveling to their annual national meeting in New York City
New York City
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.
It was there that she discovered abstract impressionism
Abstract impressionism
Abstract Impressionism is a type of abstract painting where small brushstrokes build and structure large paintings...
, and became a painter and sculptor. In the 1960s, she set up studio, and worked full time, making sculpture assemblages of wood, iron, and found material.
She is represented by the Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans, and her works are held in many private and public collections, including: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is located in New Orleans, within the Central Business District adjacent to Lee Circle. It is associated with the University of New Orleans...
, the Masur Museum of Art
Masur Museum of Art
The Masur Museum of Art in Monroe, Louisiana in the United States, is the largest visual arts museum in northeast Louisiana. It is located in the former home of the Masur family, the Masur House, also known as the Slagle-Masur House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
, and Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
's Law School, University of Albany Art Museum. have examples of her work.
Connell is the subject of a one-woman play, "Louisiana Women: Clyde" written by Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Lake Charles may refer to:in Canada*Lake Charles, Nova Scotia, a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipalityin the United States*Lake Charles, Louisiana, a city in the United States*Lake Charles , the lake after which it is named...
playwright Carolyn Woosley.
The play was on tour throughout Louisiana in Fall 2010.
Notes on the research sources for the play were included in Woosley's playscripts' book.
In the year of her passing, she was named a Louisiana "Living Legend" by the Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
.
In 2011, the Cameron Art Museum
Cameron Art Museum
The Cameron Art Museum, formerly known as St. John’s Museum of Art, was established in 1964 in historic downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. The museum operated successfully in the downtown area for forty years and grew exponentially during this time...
held a retrospective.
Notable works
- Numbered and Filed #2, 1984
- Dialogue Gate, 1981
- Bound People, 1987
- Inner Place Habitat, 1977
- Triptych #1, 1991
- Bistineau Memory, 1966