Lyle bonge biography for kids

          A native of Biloxi, Mississippi, where he was born in , Lyle Bongé was educated at Black Mountain College.

        1. A native of Biloxi, Mississippi, where he was born in , Lyle Bongé was educated at Black Mountain College.
        2. Born in , Lyle was the son of painters Archie and Dusti Bongé.
        3. Lyle Bongé () Born in Biloxi, Mississippi at the Swetman family home to Eunice Lyle (Dusti) Bongé and Arch M. Bongé "Cowboy Painter".
        4. Dusti and Arch Bongé's only child, Lyle Bongé, was born November 5, Lyle was drawn to art from spending time with his mother in her studio, inspiring.
        5. Dusti Bongé was born on August 9th, , and raised in Biloxi, Mississippi.

          6. Lyle Bongé () Born in Biloxi, Mississippi at the Swetman family home to Eunice Lyle (Dusti) Bongé and Arch M. Bongé "Cowboy Painter"....


          Photo by David Houston

          The Ogden Museum is mourning the loss of a talented artist, great Southerner, friend to the Museum, and just a damn fine human being.

          Lyle Bongépassed away in his hometown of Biloxion Monday, December 7, 2009.


          Father Orcenith Lyle Bongé, a courtly citizen of Harrison County,
          God-Hep-Us-Mississippi, is the signal representative of a wild eyed,
          smooth-talking tribe who could charm the skin off a snake.

          -- Jonathan
          Williams

          Born in 1929, Lyle was the son of painters Archie and DustiBongé. Dustiwas a native of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and that state's first true Modernist painter.

          ~ Lyle Bongé.

          Walter Anderson was the best man at their wedding. Lyle attended several schools including University of Southern Mississippi, University of Mexico, and the short-lived but highly influential Black Mountain College in North Carolina.

          He served two years in the Korean War, where he ran a darkroom. He began his career in photography after returning home to Biloxiin the early 50s. O