“Peter Carr: Artist for Survival,” a show celebrating the late artist, writer, teacher, and activist Harry Lawson “Peter” Carr (1925-1981), October 28-December 13. Active as poet and painter for two decades before his death at age 55. Founder of the CSULB Comparative Literature department, Ph D in Comparative Mythology, and longtime Laguna Beach resident. He self-published a dozen illustrated books including Aliso Creek, an homage and call to environmental and anti-nuclear grassroots activism. Carr painted in ink, water color, and crayon on canvas, paper, cardboard. Both large paintings in color and smaller work with embedded texts. Influenced by Jungian themes, Kenneth Patchen, German Expressionism, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Whitman. Created posters for the Alliance for Survival, Artists for Survival, and other peace, anti-war, and environmental campaigns as well as McGovern ’72 presidential campaign. Opening night lecture by curator Andrew Tonkovich (editor, Santa Monica Review), a long-ago student. Admission free. Parking adjacent gallery. See posted QR code to pay on site. Short feature in online Orange County literary arts journal: https://www.citricacid.ink/issue-10/%22a-wonderfully-exhausting-day%22
