at Communication
Services Department
When Raleigh artist Bill
Ballard died in 1997, he left a treasury of art — from sports caricatures
(left) and line drawings to wildlife paintings and landscapes. An exhibit
of original paintings, prints and other illustrations by Ballard has
been on display in the Butler
Communication Services Building at N.C.
State University since June 10. Ballard, one of North Carolina’s
best known illustrators of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, was
at one time a staff member in the Agricultural Communications Department
(now Communication Services)
in the College of Agriculture and
Life Sciences. A long-time illustrator for the Raleigh
News & Observer, he was well-known throughout the state for
his art and cartoons in the N&O’s sports section, including
the “In Conference” cartoons published during college football
seasons, the Dixie Classic Basketball Tournament and the ACC Basketball
Tournament.
