Orville Carroll
1912 - 1978
Places lived
Indiana
Known for landscape painting, illustrations, and murals.
Biography
Orville Carroll was considered a “youngster” in the Wonderland Way Club, starting out as a high school student from New Albany High School. While a student at the Louisville Art Center, Orville Carroll was recognized by Adele Brandeis, who directed the WPA Federal Art Project. Under Brandeis' sponsorship, Carroll became an accomplished muralist landing commissions in Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri. Carroll lived among the few remaining Shaker town inhabitants, where his work was accepted as an alternative to banned photography.
During the Great Depression, Carroll’s work was showcased, thanks to the WPA project, in local federal buildings, especially post offices.
In 1956 Carroll opened his own framing shop, and many pictures in the area bear the Carroll frame-shop label.
Works of Art
From Beeler Point in Silver Hills
1964
Oil on Canvas
