Douglas Clark is an American sculptor. Native to Edna,

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, he grew up near Port Arthur. He resides in McAllen, Texas, where, in an old church, he researches and creates representational pieces in

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. His work includes portrayals of several notable people, as well as symbolic animals or figures. For Port Arthur he sculpted a number of busts of

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as part of the memorial to her. He has a number of works around the city of McAllen, such as a

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at the Memorial High and a soldier at the Veterans War Memorial of Texas. His bust of Leo Pena, councilman, is placed in the Leo Pena Memorial Park in Mission City, Texas. For the city of

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, he created a 50-foot memorial to the victims of the

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Douglas Clark Sculpture Studio
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Port Arthur, Texas American sculptors People from Edna, Texas People from McAllen, Texas {{Texas-bio-stub