Boyle Is Title Sponsor of Cloar Exhibit

2013 marks our 80th anniversary at Boyle Investment Company. As a way to celebrate and give back to the community that has supported us since our start in 1933, we are pleased to sponsor The Crossroads of Memory: Carroll Cloar and the American South at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art June 8 through September 15.

This year also marks the centenary of Cloar’s birth. Cloar’s work truly embodies the spirit of the Mid-South, and we are pleased to partner with the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to celebrate our anniversaries.

Below are a few examples of Cloar’s work, some actually owned by members of Boyle Investment Company and some that will be on display for the exhibit.

Carroll Cloar, American, 1913-1993
MY FATHER WAS BIG AS A TREE, 1955
Casein tempera on Masonite
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morrie A. Moss 55.24
©Estate of Carroll Cloar

Carroll Cloar, American, 1913-1993
Bridge Over the Bayou, 1974
Acrylic on Masonite
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bloodworth
©Estate of Carroll Cloar

Carroll Cloar, American, 1913-1993
WHERE THE SOUTHERN CROSS THE YELLOW DOG, 1965
Casein tempera on Masonite
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; Brooks Fine Arts Foundation Purchase 65.17
©Estate of Carroll Cloar

Carroll Cloar, American, 1913-1993
GRANDPA AND THE PANTHER TREE, 1963
Collection of Dianne and Bobby Tucker
©Estate of Carroll Cloar

Carroll Cloar, American, 1913-1993
FACULTY AND HONOR STUDENTS, LEWIS SCHOOL HOUSE, 1966
Private Collection
©Estate of Carroll Cloar