Artist Ben Peabody Profile (2018)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-02-16
Duration: 00:06:45
Subjects: Peabody, Ben | Arts | ARTISTS | Drug addiction | ALCOHOLISM
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- Peabody, Ben Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 16, 2018, episode of the series “Art Rocks!” features producer Dorothy Kendrick’s profile of Ben Peabody, a painter, sculptor, and relief artist from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He discusses: his early interest in art; drawing inspiration from his recovery from alcohol addiction and the addiction journeys of the people he counsels; his three-dimensional depictions of fish; and his artistic process. Host: James Fox-Smith