. . . . . . "Allen Dester Carter (June 29, 1947 \u2013 December 18, 2008), known as 'Big Al' Carter, was an Alexandria, Virginia artist and public school art teacher in Washington, D.C. When profiled by The Washington Post Magazine in May 2006, Carter estimated that he had 20,000 works of art\u2014\"from intricate etchings to enormous day-glo paintings\"\u2014in the 900-square-foot space where he lived. Carter worked across all media, from large format photographs, to pen-and-ink drawings, to mono prints, etchings, paintings, murals and ceramics. He often incorporated found objects and other everyday materials\u2014like popsicle sticks, buttons, and clothes pins into his work. His work featured people he met fishing along the Potomac River, friends, and family members. Much of his work is whimsical with bold colors and line"@en . . "Columbus College of Art and Design"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Allen Dester Carter (June 29, 1947 \u2013 December 18, 2008), known as 'Big Al' Carter, was an Alexandria, Virginia artist and public school art teacher in Washington, D.C. When profiled by The Washington Post Magazine in May 2006, Carter estimated that he had 20,000 works of art\u2014\"from intricate etchings to enormous day-glo paintings\"\u2014in the 900-square-foot space where he lived. Carter worked across all media, from large format photographs, to pen-and-ink drawings, to mono prints, etchings, paintings, murals and ceramics. He often incorporated found objects and other everyday materials\u2014like popsicle sticks, buttons, and clothes pins into his work. His work featured people he met fishing along the Potomac River, friends, and family members. Much of his work is whimsical with bold colors and lines, but he also addressed themes of poverty, racism, death and dying, religion and spirituality."@en . . . . . "Allen Dester Carter"@en . . . . . . . . "American"@en . "2008-12-18"^^ . . . . "Allen 'Big Al' Carter"@en . . "Allen Dester Carter"@en . . . . . . . . . . "9669"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "59805202"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "1947-06-29"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "painting"@en . "1124221348"^^ . . . . . . . . "1947-06-29"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2008-12-18"^^ . .