Folk Art Art

Artist: R.C. Gorman, Native American (1931 - 2005) Title: Shard Picker Year: 1996 Medium: Glazed Terra Cotta Pottery, Signed, Titled, and Numbered ...

Charles Bragg, American (1931 - 2017) - Cross Examination, Year: 1976, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 8 x 6 inches, Size: 14.5 in. x 11.5 in. (36.83 cm x 29.21 cm)

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Old Jerusalem Market, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 26 x 18 inches, Size: 30 in. x 22 i...

Felix on Melrose Avenue, LA (California Blue Screen) - 1997 44x59 cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certif...

Of all the Haitian Voodoo ceremony paintings, few depict the ceremony at sea. This is a rare example. Vodou ceremonies at sea often depict rituals f...

Fishing men. Paper, linocut, 23x32 cm imprint size 13,5x20,5 cm total page size 23x32cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction pu...

The Shrine Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: Circa 1985 Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 99 Size: 27 in. x 22 in. (68.58 cm x 55.88 cm)

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Leo from the Zodiac of Dreams Series. Year: circa 1970, Medium: Lithograph with Embossing, signed in pencil, Edition: EA, Size: 21 x 14.5 in...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Biblical V, Year: Circa 1980, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 14 x 17 inches, Size: 22.5...

Jovan Obican, French/Yugoslavian (1918 - 1986) - Tennis Player, Year: circa 1995, Medium: Poster, signed, Size: 22 in. x 17 in. (55.88 cm x 43.18 cm)

Cliff top walk by Gordon Barker [2019] original and hand signed by the artist Acrylic on paper Image size: H:29 cm x W:29 cm Complete Size of Unframed W...

Unknown Girl, Venice Beach (California Blue Screen) Edition of 10, 44x59 cm. Archival hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...

An original acrylic on canvas by American artist Richard Huntington entitled "Model Shoots Artist". This new work is part of the current gallery exhibition, A Sense of Place which runs through the end of June. This special exhibition is a celebration of the work of 4 extraordinary artists who used to call Western New York home. Travel lust, adventure, and livelihood have taken each of these artists to distant places, including China, Mexico, Massachusetts, and New York City, but they will always be a treasured part of Buffalo's dynamic arts community. Acknowledging that a sense of place can be an element in any work of art, shaping or transforming it depending on intentions and explorations, Resource:Art is thrilled to present this selection of new work by each of these unique artists. Richard Huntington is a writer, printmaker, and painter who lives in Buffalo, N.Y. and San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. Born in Albany, N.Y., Huntington received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1959 and an MFA in 1963 from the University at Buffalo, where he studied under Seymour Drumlevitch. He taught studio and art history courses at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill.; lived and worked in New York City, where he showed at the Fulton Street Gallery and other venues; was an art critic for the Buffalo Courier...

Limited edition cast elephant that captures the essence of these noble animals. This composition edition is presented on a classical wood base signed Louis Paul Jonas and numbered 14...

Micheal Ousley is a native of Appalachia, originally from the coalfields of Southeastern Kentucky. Having traveled all around the Western coal towns of Virginia, West Virginia and th...

This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 16" high and 5" wide with movable, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Lovers IV, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 58/300, Size: 20 in. x 12 in. (50.8 ...

Jack Hofflander, American (1920 - 2003) - Donkey Ride, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 30, Image Size: 22 x 30 inches, Size: 26 ...

MADELINE CHRISTINE CLAVIER (1913-2015) Signature: Signed lower right & titled verso Medium: Oil on canvas Provenance: The collection of the artist's family Marie Christine Clavier ...

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Sidewalk Cafe, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 245, AP, Image Size: 18 x 26 inch...

Galaxy Craze (California Blue Screen) 20x25cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 1...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Birds, Rainbow V, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 16.5 x 18 in...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Miscellaneous III, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 17 x 14 inch...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Lovers I, Year: Circa 1980, Medium: Etching, Signed, Titled and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 18 x 11.5 inches, Siz...

Faceless Wonder Woman Female POWER Oil Painting There are more super hero painting Comes ROLLED in a tube Needs framing NY Artist Y.M. Lo oil painting. ...

Charles Bragg, American (1931 - 2017) - Exhibit A, Year: 1976, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 5.5 x 7 inches, Size: 11.5 in. x 14.5 in. (29.21 cm x 36.83 cm)

To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars...

The Red Lip Day (Stranger than Paradise) 40x30cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory N...

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - The Fountain's Square, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 26 x 18 inches, Size: 30 in. x 22...

This depicts a Crab, In Hebrew Mazel Sartan (the Zodiac symbol Cancer, June-July) all made by hand. woven and stitched. Kopel Gurwin (Hebrew: קופל גורבין‎) (1923–1990) was an Isra...

You won’t find many wooden one-room schoolhouses these days—more likely utilitarian blocks of concrete and glass, fluorescents above, linoleum below, to do the job. The early schoolh...

Lisa Houck is a highly established artist from Boston, recently re-located to Maine, with a very large following devoted to her exceptional paintings, watercolors, mosaics and prints reminiscent of Folk Art, Matisse and Aborigine art. Houck is widely admired and recognized for a gorgeous sense of color and a sensibility both playful and serious that is uniquely her own. This is one of her 3 most recent large format bird prints in various shades of blue and aqua in a series which now consists of a total of 10 related prints. They are outstanding installed individually or as groups. Houck's highly sophisticated and complex sense of pattern and design is delightfully whimsical, as well as extraordinarily compelling for its knowledge of so many artistic forms which the artist is miraculously able to reference and incorporate, while maintaining a style so distinctively recognizable as her own. Lisa Houck "Flittering and Fluttering" 2023 Linoleum Block Print Edition 10 35.25 x 23.25 Inches This print is not framed. Lisa Houck has an outstanding reputation for not only her work as a printmaker but for achievements in painting, watercolor, mosaic and textiles as well. She has executed many large permanent public art commissions for interior and exterior sites in Boston and nationwide including ambitious murals for Dana Farber, The Children's Hospital, Frieda Garcia Park and numerous libraries, playgrounds and other public buildings. Her works have been featured in many museum and gallery exhibitions and are included in a multitude of public and private collections. Artist's Statement: "I work in watercolor, oil on wood, ceramics, mosaics and etching. Each medium allows me to invent new ways to express my view of nature through color and pattern. My artwork has been exhibited widely, and is in numerous public and private collections, including The Boston Athenaeum, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Fidelity Investments, four libraries in Broward County Florida, Hale and Dorr, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston." LISA HOUCK Education and Professional Affiliations: Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: M.F.A. 1989. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI: B.F.A. 1975. Boston Printmakers Selected Solo Exhibitions: Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA 2017, 2021 Cambridge Arts Council, Gallery 344, “A Long Walk with No Destination”, Cambridge, MA 2016 Patricia Carega Gallery: “White Line Woodcuts,” Center Sandwich, NH 2014 Rivers School, Weston, MA 2008 Bentley College: “All About the Square,” Waltham, MA 2003. Barton-Ryan Gallery: “Improbable Botanicals and Landscapes,” Boston, MA 2000. Randall Beck Gallery: Boston, MA 1993, 1991. Barbara Singer Fine Art: Cambridge, MA 1991. Coyote Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1989. Tufts University: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” Cohen Arts Center, Medford, MA 1988. Modestino Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1987, 1986. New England School of Art and Design: Boston, MA 1986. Mott House: “The Comet and Other Phenomena,” Washington, DC 1986. Selected Group Exhibitions: Cove Street Arts, “Menagerie a Trois”, Portland, ME, 2022 Fuller Craft Museum: “Mosaics Today”, Brockton, MA 2022 Turtle Gallery, “Summer Show”, Deer Isle, ME 2022 Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA “impressions” 2019 and 2020 Boston Athenaeum, New England on Paper, Boston, MA 2017 Cotuit Center for the Arts: Marking Time: 70 Years of the Boston Printmakers, Cotuit, MA 2017 Arsenal Center for the Arts, Big Prints, Watertown, MA 2016 FPAC Gallery, Fort Point Channel, “Mosaic Muse”, Boston, MA 2016 Art of Mosaic: Piecing it Together, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA 2013 Highfield Hall, National Mosaic Exhibit on Cape Cod, Falmouth, MA, 2011 Fancy Plants: Bentley University, 2010 Contemporary Mosaics: Attleboro Arts Museum, 2010 Boston Children’s Museum: “I See Trees,” 2009. Somerville Museum: “Art of Mosaic,” 2009. Milton Academy: “Design/Build,” 2009. Danforth Museum: Members Show, 2007 Boston Printmakers: North American Print Biennial, 2005. Peabody Essex Museum: “In Nature’s Company,” Salem, MA 2004. Cambridge Art Association: “Hot Colors,” (Best in Show Award), Cambridge, MA 2002. Tufts University: “Alumni Exhibition,” Aidekman Gallery, Medford, MA 2001. Acacia Gallery: Gloucester, MA 2000. Wiggin Gallery: “Women in Watercolor,” Boston Public Library, Boston, MA 2000. New Art Center: “Lasting Impressions: Looking at the Land,” Newton, MA 1997. Bernard Toale Gallery: “The Pet Show,” Boston, MA 1996. Albers Gallery: Memphis, TN 1994, 1992,1991. Pritam & Eames: East Hampton, NY 1992. Boston Center for the Arts: Boston, MA 1989. DeCordova Museum: “Explorations in Handmade Paper,” Lincoln, MA 1989. Fuller Museum of Art: “RISD Alumni in Boston,” Brockton, MA 1989. lisa houck Selected Collections: The Boston Company The Boston Public Library Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brunnier Museum, Ames, IA Coopers & Lybrand Fidelity Investments Fogg Art Museum Goodwin Procter Harvard Business School Harvard Community Health Plan Grants/Projects: Herman Miller Lahey Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Mutual Corporation Montgomery Watson Harza Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Neiman Marcus New England Medical Center State Street Bank and Trust Valley Hospital, NJ Wrapped a Radiology room with art at Boston Children’s Hospital 2019. Project consultant: Betty Bothereau, L’Attirude Gallery Boston “City Square with Reflecting Pool,” 6’ X 6’ mosaic for Iron Street Park in Boston. Located on the corner of A Street and Iron Street in Boston, commissioned for this new park in Boston by a private client in 2014. Children’s Hospital, Waltham, MA: eleven-panel, oil-on-wood painting for the lobby, 2005. Grant from Massachusetts Cultural Council, 2005. For a ceramics program in the public schools, sponsored by the Dedham Cultural Council. John Hancock Financial Services: Frieda Garcia Park. Commission to create two mosaic murals incorporating children’s art from the community, 2004. Murals are 8’ X 10’ and 8’ x 22’. Broward County Cultural Affairs Office/Public Art Department, Florida: Public Art Commission to create paintings and printed materials for four libraries in Broward County, 2003. Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Jimmy Fund Clinic, Boston, MA: eight panel mosaic for the reception area. Architect: Miller, Dyer, Spears, 2003. Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan International Airport, Terminal E, Boston, MA: Six digital reproductions of paintings. Project Coordinator: Urban Arts Institute, 2001. ”The Rare Tropical Cod,” part of the Cavalcade of Cod, a school of 5’5” fiberglass fish sculptures which were displayed throughout the city of Boston in the fall of 2000. Sponsored by Boston’s B2K Committee. Poster and button and display banners for First Night Boston, 1998. Grant from the City of Cambridge to create murals for the Cambridge Senior Center, 1995. Administered by the Cambridge Arts Council. Fellowship in the Visual Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 1994. Administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. Grant from Arts on the Line, Cambridge, MA for temporary art in the subway including a 36-foot painting for the Kendall Square subway station, Cambridge, MA 1988. Grant from the Cambridge Arts Council for a mural for the Cambridge River Festival, installed in Inman Square, 1987. Poster for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1987. education and professional affiliations Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: M.F.A. 1989. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI: B.F.A. 1975. Boston Printmakers New England Mosaic Society Publications: Maine Gallery...

Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...

19th Century Woolie of The Royal Standard Coat of Arms Made of Wool Mid 19th Century created in 1867 Created by member of The British Royal Navy

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Nine Miniatures on Black. Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil, Edition: HC, Image Size: 17.5 x 13 inches, Size: 25 x 20 i...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Pencil Box, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm), Descripti...

A walk in the moonlight in the woods in the freshly fallen snow not knowing you are being watched by a family of foxes :: Painting :: Folk Art :: This piece comes with an official c...

Hina-ningyo: A female musician holding a drum, wearing a precious silk robe, standing on a black-lacquered pedestal, her head tilted sharply to the side and forward. Silk fabric over...

Jill (High Desert) - 2017 20 x 24 cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 20920. Not mounted. Stefan...

Kirsten in front of Charlie's house (California Blue Screen) - 1997 Edition of 3/5, 44x59 cm Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Si...

Sacred Buffalo - A New Beginning, Contemporary Painting on Canvas 72 H X 48" W Collectible The buffalo is a symbol of self-sacrifice; it gives until there is nothing left. Acrylic on Stretched Canvas SPECIFICATIONS: - Artist-grade canvas. - 1.5" deep wooden support bars - Gallery Stretching & Wrap About Artist Irena Orlov, innovative, contemporary fine artist, architect, designer, illustrator, photographer is known for creating captivating works which are full of energy. Extraordinary versatile in her mediums, Irena could never imagine life without art. She is an artist whose path in the fine arts has led her to a unique expression of mood and color. The combination of antique and a very clean, crisp modern design sense creates a highly prized, individual art style. Her images begin spontaneously and give expression to personal creativity and insight. Each piece is unique in design. Irena often prefers to think of herself as a craftsman, constructing, or interpreting imagery and messages from her conscious and subconscious mind. Irena Ukrainian born lives and works in Los Angeles. STATEMENT I've been drawn by the magical beauty behind fine arts and design since childhood. Having a successful carrier in architecture and design for quite a long time, I began to deal with fine art. I began to look for new ways to express my emotions and feelings. The process of creating art gave me what I wanted - endless ways of expressing myself. During the creating process, I don't limit myself to a specific style or medium therefore my art is mostly represents mixed media. My creating process is based on my emotions and my mood. I'm very spontaneous. Today I might use photography to convey my feelings...tomorrow I might paint to express myself. My work is infused with spirit and energy I felt at the moment I created it. It encourages viewers to interpret it their own way. My art evokes different feelings in the audience depending on their individual experiences and memories. I was and continue to be inspired by the beauty of the world around me and can spent hours to explore it. The rapid world at which is everything changed so fast, I discovered that I will never live in quite the same world. Life unfolds only in moments. Capturing moments that are full of emotion is the key to my art. Exhibitions and Art Fairs 2019 Dolcezza Fashion Collection 2019 Art Comes Alive, ACA 2019, Cincinnati, Ohio 2019 Blink Art Artist Showcase,Cincinnati, Ohio 2019 WhyNotArt, Pasadena, CA 2019 Voyager, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Artworks installed: Spa, Staterooms, Suites, Lounge 2019 Apartment Building, Stairwell, Wilson Mountain view CALIFORNIA 2019 Oasis, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Artworks installed : Bed Spa Staterooms 2019 Leasing Office, Lake Meadow, Chicago Illinois 2019 Freedom Spa Staterooms, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Miami 2019 Freedom of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise Line 2019 Parallax Art Fair Kensington, London, UK 2019 4th Annual Jockeys & Juleps Derby Party Fine Art Auction, Southern Reins 2019 Parallax Art Fair Chelsea, London, UK 2018 Red Dot Miami, R.E and Perseus Gallery, Spectrum Miami 2018 2018 Parcus Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2018 21st Beijing Art Expo, China 2018 Museum MIIT, Modern and Contemporary Art, Turin, Italy 2018 The Vatican's Chancellery Palace, Italy, 1st International Itinerary Art Biennale 2018 "Between Dream and Reality” 2018 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Member Artist Exhibit, Los Angeles, California 2018 Artexpo New York 2018 2018 Royal Caribbean Cruise Line 2018 Renaissance Asheville Hotel 2018 Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel, Reception 2018 UC Davis, Student Housing, California 2018 LA Mart, TEMPS on 2, Los Angeles 2018 European Intercultural Activity, The Museum of Art and Science, Milan 2017 The Art Festival at The Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo (di Castel Gandolfo -Musei Vaticani) 2017 The International Exhibition at the Art Italian Institute, Prague 2017 Marriott SFO, San Francisco, CA 2017 Stars of Art 2017, Galleria Sant'Andrea, Parma, Italy 2017 Stars of Art 2017, Galleria Farini Concept, Bologna, Italy 2017 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Member Artist Exhibit, Los Angeles, California 2016 Ritz-Carlton Osaka, Tokyo, Corporate Collection 2016 "Electron Salon", Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles 2016 “Contemporaries at Uffizi”, Florence: Palazzo Ximenes Panciatichi. Italy 2016 Arttour International. Spectrum Miami 2016 2016 Biennale "Palma d'Oro per l’Arte 2016" Monte Carlo 2016 Galleria Borghese, "Historical Prize for Contemporary Artists", Rome, Italy 2016 "Electron Salon", Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles 2016 Dwell on Design, Los Angeles Convention Center 2016 Tokyo International Art Fair 2016 Saatchi Art, Girlcrest Event/ Lloydcrest Estate, Beverly Hills 2016 "Woman's Art World" Museum of Marrakech, Casablanca, Morocco 2015 Awarded the International Art Award David of Bernini, Grand Gala, Italy Monumental Theatre “G.Paisiello” by International Education of Art and Human Rights Italia in Arte nel Mondo 2015 Awarded the Special Prize for Human Rights, Anne Frank Italy Monumental Theatre “G. Paisiello” by International Education of Art and Human Rights Italia in Artenel Mondo 2015 Hotel Monaco, Washington DC 2015 " Snap To Grid" Los Angeles Center for Digital Art 2015 Stanford University, Student Housing, Stanford, California 2015 1st International Noto Award - Unesco Heritage, "Convitto Ragusa" Museum - Noto, Sicily 2015 Premio Oscar dell...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Fortnum and Mason, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5 inch...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Flowers Rue Jacob, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 16.5 x 11.5 inch...

Ross Palmer Beecher (born 1957) Hand signed in sharpie on the verso. Dimensions: 19.5"w x 17"h. A unique contemporary found object assemblage tap...

Ted Jeremenko, Yugoslavian/American (1938 - ) - Roofs. Year: 1987, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Image Size: 11 x 16 inches, Size: 19 x 23 in. (48...

Life size sculpture of a palm tree with a coconut crafted in wicker or reed wrapped over a metal frame with impressive stylized presence. From the FS Flores Collection designed and o...

Familiar II by Henry Wlash [2021] Familiar II by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a wooden board that features a man and dog at leisure on a wintry walk. Henry Walsh’s...

Douglas Mazonowicz, British (1920 - 2001) - The Hand of Man 10, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 166/300, Image Size: 23 x 18 inches, Size...

Kay Ameche, American (1904 - 2005) - Walden Pond in Winter, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 40, Image Size: 17 x 21 inches, Size:...

Douglas Mazonowicz, British (1920 - 2001) - The Hand of Man 6, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 166/300, Image Size: 23 x 18 inches, Size:...

Ted Jeremenko, Yugoslavian/American (1938 - ) - White Chapel I. Year: 1986, Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 175, Size: 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2...

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Boy and Dog by House, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Illustration Board, signed l.l., Size: 14 x 20 in. (35.56 x 50.8 cm), F...

Johnny Banks (1912-1988) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 13.75 x 20 Frame Size: 20 x 27 Medium: Pen, Pencil, Crayon, Marker "Daddy Playing in the Mud" Biography Johnny Banks (1912-1988) In my opinion one of the greatest Texas folk artists of all time. The following information was compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John Willard Banks, black self-taught artist, the son of Charlie and Cora Lee (McIntyre) Banks, was born on November 7, 1912, near Seguin, Texas. At the age of five his parents took him to San Antonio, where he attended Holy Redeemer School until the age of nine, when his parents were divorced and John returned to his grandparents' farm near Seguin. From childhood Banks's favorite pastime was drawing pictures on his Big Chief tablet. He later recalled, "As a kid I used to lie flat on my stomach, drawing and drawing. . . . My mother had to kick me off the floor to sweep." While helping out on his grandparents' farm, Banks completed the tenth grade before striking out on his own. His favorite activities during his youth were singing in a gospel quartet and playing baseball. In his adult years he worked in oilfields and cotton fields, drove a truck, and tended a San Antonio service station. During World War II he joined the army; he held the rank of sergeant and was stationed in the Philippines. After the war he returned to San Antonio, where he worked as a custodian at Kelly Air Force Base, at Fort Sam Houston, and at a local television station. Banks married Edna Mae Mitchell in 1928, and they had five children. The marriage ended in divorce around 1960. In 1963 he married Earlie Smith. His art career began in 1978 while he was recuperating from an illness for which he had been hospitalized. Banks's wife admired her husband's drawings and secretly took several of them to a San Antonio laundromat. There she hung the drawings on the wall, offering them for sale at the price of fourteen dollars. They were purchased and taken to a gallery for framing. Quite by chance, a San Antonio physician and collector of works of art by black artists...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Atlanta Olympics - Swimming and Running. Year: circa 1996, Medium: Pastel and Collage on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 25.5 x 10.5 in. (64.77 x ...

MADELINE CHRISTINE CLAVIER (1913-2015) Signature: Signed lower right & titled verso Medium: Oil on canvas Provenance: The collection of the artist's family Marie Christine Clavier ...

Standout antique cast iron door stop in the form of a giraffe with a bronze like finish.

"Drover" is an original yellow & green opal serpentine stone sculpture by Aaron Perkins Chikumbirike, a contemporary Shona stone sculptor. The artist signed the piece. It depicts...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Vinegar, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 14 x 11 inches, Size: 26....

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Gypsy Fever, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 18 x 26 inches, Siz...

Kay Ameche, American (1904 - 2005) - America Light of the World, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 40, Image Size: 20 x 16 inches, ...