RIP clark byers
american landscape painter
CHATTANOOGA (AP) -- Clark Byers, who painted "See Rock City" on barns in 19 states, has died at 89.
Byers braved charging bulls, slippery roofs and lightning to adorn rural barns with his advertising message for three decades.
The Trenton, Georgia resident died this week. His funeral is Friday afternoon in Trenton. Byers began in 1937, offering to paint the barns of farmers who allowed him to add "See Rock City" to the roofs. He also gave them souvenirs from the Lookout Mountain, Georgia tourist attraction.
By the time he retired in 1969, Byers had painted about 900 barns.
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RIP clark byers
- bill 2-23-2004 1:35 am
american landscape painter
- bill 2-23-2004 1:36 am [add a comment]
CHATTANOOGA (AP) -- Clark Byers, who painted "See Rock City" on barns in 19 states, has died at 89.
Byers braved charging bulls, slippery roofs and lightning to adorn rural barns with his advertising message for three decades.
The Trenton, Georgia resident died this week. His funeral is Friday afternoon in Trenton. Byers began in 1937, offering to paint the barns of farmers who allowed him to add "See Rock City" to the roofs. He also gave them souvenirs from the Lookout Mountain, Georgia tourist attraction.
By the time he retired in 1969, Byers had painted about 900 barns.
- bill 2-23-2004 1:52 am [add a comment]