Allen 'Big Al' Carter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Allen 'Big Al' Carter

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1947

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 18-Dec-2008

Profession: painter, printmaker, contemporary artist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Allen Dester Carter (born June 29, 1947 – 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—"from intricate etchings to enormous day-glo paintings"—in the 900-square-foot space where he lived.