The town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas has a history of plein air painting, and a current passion for it as well. This week, both are celebrated.
The inaugural Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival is scheduled for May 22-26, sponsored by the Eureka Springs School of the Arts and the Plein Air Painters of Eureka Springs. And at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, a display about the earliest plein air painters in the area is on view.
Elsie Freund painting along the White River. Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum
Actor Christy Braswell portrays the early plein air artist Missouri Waldrup, who was active in plein air painting in the Eureka Springs area in 1880. Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum
Fred Swedlun, an early practitioner of plein air painting in the Eureka Springs area. Photo courtesy of Eureka Springs Historical Museum
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