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Line 25: − + − + − + − Ben Earl Looney graduated in 1923 from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School]] in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government for Webster Parish, where he was known as "Earl." His artistic talent was already apparent, as he was the art editor of the MHS yearbook, ''The Grig.'' One of his classmates was [[Leland G. Mims]], a 1921 graduate who was later a small [[business]]man in Minden and a veteran member and president of the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing council.+
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'''Ben Earl Looney''' (June 2, 1904 – May 25, 1981)<ref name=death>"Noted Minden native dies", ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' May 29, 1981, p. 1.</ref> was a [[Louisiana]]-born [[artist]] and [[author]] known for his ''Water Colors of Dixie'' and ''Cajun Country,'' pen and ink sketches of the Acadiana region of southwestern Louisiana.
'''Ben Earl Looney''' (June 2, 1904 – May 25, 1981)<ref name=death>"Noted Minden native dies", ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' May 29, 1981, p. 1.</ref> was a [[Louisiana]]-born [[artist]] and [[author]] known for his ''Water Colors of Dixie'' and ''Cajun Country,'' pen and ink sketches of the Acadiana region of southwestern Louisiana.
==Background==
==Background==
Looney was born in the Yellow Pine community, located south of Sibley in Webster Parish, Louisiana, to Julian A. Looney (1871–1958) and the former Mollie McKinney (1872–1932).<ref>Earlene Mendenhall Lyle, ''The Minden Cemetery: A Pleasant Resting Place,'' June 2004, p. 65.</ref> The community was so named because the original buildings were all constructed in yellow pine timber. Julian and Mollie Looney shared a July 17 birthday but one year apart.
Looney was born in the Yellow Pine community, located south of Sibley in Webster Parish, Louisiana, to Julian A. Looney (1871–1958) and the former Mollie McKinney (1872–1932).<ref>Earlene Mendenhall Lyle, ''The Minden Cemetery: A Pleasant Resting Place,'' June 2004, p. 65.</ref> The community was so named because the original buildings were all constructed in yellow pine timber. Julian and Mollie Looney shared a July 17 birthday but one year apart.
Looney graduated in 1923 from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]] in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government for Webster Parish, where he was known as "Earl." His artistic talent was already apparent, as he was the art editor of the MHS yearbook, ''The Grig.'' One of his classmates was [[Leland G. Mims]], a 1921 graduate who was later a small [[business]]man in Minden and a veteran member and president of the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing council.
Looney thereafter attended the [[Louisiana State University]] School of Journalism in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College in [[Shreveport]], the [[Corcoran College of Art and Design]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and the Summer School of Arts in Eastport, [[Maine]]. He studied watercolor under George Pearse Ennis (1884-1936)<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-l/|title=Looney, Ben Earl|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>
Looney thereafter attended the [[Louisiana State University]] School of Journalism in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College in [[Shreveport]], the [[Corcoran College of Art and Design]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and the Summer School of Arts in Eastport, [[Maine]]. He studied watercolor under George Pearse Ennis (1884-1936)<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-l/|title=Looney, Ben Earl|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>