Prison Folk Art
Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century three tiered prison folk art / tramp art model steam boat sculpture. Upcycled cardboard
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
H 19.25 in W 8.5 in D 31 in
1960s California Prison Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique California state prison sign that reads "KEEP OUT CALIFORNIA STATE PROPERTY". Yellow
Category
Vintage 1960s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Prison Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage metal road sign for a United States Prison. Sign is letting the car know that they are
Category
Vintage 1950s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Prison Art Box from Cigarette Packs
Located in Forney, TX
A rare vintage prison art box, mid-20th century, colorful round folk art box with removable lid
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Tin
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
A rare and quite special example of a 19th
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Antique 1850s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Prisoner of war straw-work ark
Located in London, GB
famously defeated at Waterloo.
In 1796, the first prison to house French prisoners of war was built at
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Antique 1850s French Folk Art Toys
Materials
Straw, Pine
Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon
Located in Forney, TX
of collectors, including militaria, world history, military folk art, especially WWI and WWII, 19th
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Early 20th Century European Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Model of a War Sailing Ship, Made Out of Bone, United Kingdom, 1793-1815
Located in Milan, IT
in British prisons, during the Napoleonic Wars, which took place from 1793 to 1815 and the following
Category
Antique 1790s English Antiquities
Materials
Bone
Antique Burmese Mandalay Period Buddhist Dancer Nat Spirit Deer Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
, Japan, where he was found guilty of tax evasion, sentenced to four years in prison and had his assets
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Art Glass, Teak, Giltwood
H 27 in W 9 in D 7.75 in
Colorful Civil War Recruitment Broadside for the "Manhattan Rifles"
Located in York County, PA
captured, 94 died from accident or disease, and 27 perished in prison. The deserved reputation of the 43d
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Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Large Collage Painting Miami Outsider Artist Purvis Young Abstract Outsider Art
By Purvis Young
Located in Surfside, FL
collections of the American Folk Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the High Museum of Art, the National
Category
1990s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Cardboard
“Boy with Blue Birds”
By Agapito Labios
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas folk art painting by the well known Mexican artist, Agapito Labios. Signed
Category
1930s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Miss Prather's Class
By Winfred Rembert
Located in New York, NY
artwork, and invites students to collaborate in the art-making process.
A self-taught artist, Winfred
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut, Screen
Vibrant Modernist Abstraction by Claire Burch
Located in Larchmont, NY
, Burch completed a commercial art course at Washington Irving High School in Manhattan and received her
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.66 in W 37.75 in D 1.5 in
Hard Time
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
). The result is her work is closer in appearance to Folk Art than Assemblage Art.
Strictly speaking
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Flashback
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
shine box into a hearse (Katrina 2018). The result is her work is closer in appearance to Folk Art than
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
In Memory of Sally Hemmings
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
shine box into a hearse (Katrina 2018). The result is her work is closer in appearance to Folk Art than
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Home by Christmas
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
). The result is her work is closer in appearance to Folk Art than Assemblage Art.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
North Coast of Cornwall, West Penwith. Cornish Atlantic Coastal Landscape 1970s
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
young Rosemary seems to have inherited this, excelling at art from a young age, winning national prizes
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 25.79 in W 29.34 in D 0.99 in
Powerful Hoi Lebadang Abstract Mid Century Lithograph Signed and Numbered
By Hoi Lebadang
Located in Atlanta, GA
creating this work of art include an embossed area of the work where the paper surface is raised in an
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
H 23 in W 31.25 in D 0.5 in
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Vintage 1970s American Signs
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19th Century Tramp Art Carved Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century Tramp Art box with hinged top. Applied chip carvings including hearts and rosettes throughout, with blue and red painted exterior, and interior chip carved double frame ...
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Antique 19th Century North American Decorative Boxes
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Wood, Paint
Original Wood Carved Carnival Midway Poster Letterpress
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Set of three original hand-carved letterpress made by the Neal Walters Poster Company. Fantastic carnival midway scene. Games, carnival rides and acrobats. Carved with incredible det...
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Fishing Model Boat, Museum Quality
Located in Bafra, 55
This handmade, high-quality decorative wooden fishing boat, with its stunning 17.7-inch length, 5.5-inch width, and 6-inch height, is sure to impress. This handmade boat can be used ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Arts and Crafts Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Photography Panoramic 1914 Indiana State Prison on the Outside Looking in
Located in Savannah, GA
Over one hundred people, a trolley car and a couple of automobiles were photographed for this amazing circa 1914 panorama photograph in front of the Indiana State Prison in Michigan ...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Other Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Mid Century Hand Painted Double Sided Pub Sign C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn wood well constructed with a heavy duty frame completely bolted. Can be parcel posted.
Category
Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Signs
Materials
Iron
Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"
Located in Incline Village, NV
There is a lot going on in this equestrian themed, bright and colorful circus poster portraying famous early 20th century circus performer "Miss Helen Girard". She is in a horse draw...
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
H 17 in W 24.5 in D 1 in
Antique Germany Chip Hand Carved House Catchall Box Tramp Folk Art 1880s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A petite German late 19th century Tramp Folk Art Secret Chamber Cabinet Box. This petite Folk Art piece, circa 1890 comes from Germany and features a finely carved work with some sec...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wood Carousel Rabbit with Carrots, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage wood carousel rabbit with carrots.
This French vintage wooden carousel animal - carousel decoration animal dates circa 1950 - 1960.
It's a hand-carved / hand-crafted carous...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Rustic Tramp Art Wall Mirror Cabinet, Austria circa 1890
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolutely exceptiona, rarel Tramp Art wall mirror cabinet from the late 19th century in Austria. This one of a kind mirror cabinet has been artfully composed out of hundreds of indi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Softwood
Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun antique architectural elements from carnival carousel or funhouse ride. Layers of beautiful original park paint. Great scale for wall art or to act as a frame for something else....
Category
Antique 1890s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Early Wall Mirror, Frame, Tramp Art, Folk Art, Biedermeier, 1835, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
A very richly decorated early example of the famous tramp art frames of Austria, from the 1830s.
The frame of the mirror is crafted in a layered construction, with extra raised shape...
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Antique 1830s Austrian Folk Art Wall Mirrors
Materials
Softwood, Spruce
H 23.31 in W 17.72 in D 1.77 in
Two-Toned French Turn of the Century 1900s Hand Carved Tramp Art Wooden Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small French Tramp Art hand-carved wooden mirror with two-toned finish, protruding pyramidal corners and brass nailhead accents. Immerse your home in the rustic charm and artistry ...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
H 19 in W 15 in D 2 in
Decorative Wood Carved Tramp Art Keepsake Box or Sailors Valentine with Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A superb Folk Art sailors valentine Tramp Art keepsake box. Wide in form, this beautiful Primitive wood carved box features the letters S and M with a heart between on both sides. Tw...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Metal
H 5.5 in W 11 in D 6 in
Original Vintage Soviet WWII Propaganda Poster Long Live Powerful Navy USSR
By Alexei Kokorekin
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two propaganda poster - Long Live the Powerful Navy of the USSR / Да Здравствует Мощный Военно-морской Флот Ссср! - featuring a naval image of a fle...
Category
Vintage 1940s Russian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 24.41 in W 35.83 in D 0.04 in
Large Vintage California Gun Club Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage steel road sign that reads Gun Club Road. Sign was retired from the desert in California, just north of Bakersfield. Green reflective sign with white lettering and trim. Good...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
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"On The Hudson" Folk Art Pencil Drawing by Haywood Wright
By Haywood Wright
Located in Solebury, PA
is suitably framed and just about as good as it gets for a American Folk Art drawing from the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
French Folk Art "Prison Art" Matchstick Inlaid Planter With A Star, circa 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
match sticks. This genre of Folk Art is referred to as "tramp" or "prison" art. As you can imagine the
Category
Early 20th Century French Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Pine
H 10.24 in W 19.1 in D 9.85 in
Tibor Jankay Three Sisters Reading Painting, 1920-1930
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, The Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna
Category
Vintage 1920s Hungarian Art Deco Paintings
Tibor Jankay Village Painting, 1920-1930
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, The Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Tibor Jankay Picnic Painting, 1920-1930
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, The Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Tibor Jankay ( 1899-1994 ): Nude with Stars 1984
Located in London, GB
Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, the Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings
Tibor Jankay ( 1899-1994 ): 3 Generations Painting 1960-1970
Located in London, GB
Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, the Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
"Tibor Jankay: Sisters" Painting, circa 1960s
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, the Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings
Tibor Jankay Painting Venice Beach Sunbath, Venice, CA, circa 1960s
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Paris, France. He also attended The Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings
Tibor Jankay Three Graces Painting
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, the Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Tibor Jankay, "Thinking of You" Painting
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, The Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Tibor Jankay ( 1899-1994 ): Red Hat
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
, France. He also attended The Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, The
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Collection of Vintage Prison Weapons and Shivs
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of vintage prison weapons and shivs.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Johnny Cash in Front of Folsom Prison Fine Art Print
By J.T. Phillips
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Black and white portrait of Johnny Cash in front of Folsom Prison.
Johnny Cash was an American
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment
American Folk Art Star Design Matchstick Table
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Wonderful detail and design in this American Folk Art graphic star designed marquetry matchstick
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Console Tables
19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
geometric and floral motifs.
Straw work is most associated with the Folk Art genre call prison art. French
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw
Pop art painting with lettering, "So Bright", blue red and green
By Steve Carver
Located in Binghamton, NY
inspired by a love of typography, folk art, classic American film. My influences are diverse: from
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Johnny Cash Smoking - Closeup Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Black and white closeup portrait featuring Johnny Cash Smoking and playing at Folsom Prison
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment
Diptych with painted lettering, "Boom Town", red and black background
By Steve Carver
Located in Binghamton, NY
inspired by a love of typography, folk art, classic American film. My influences are diverse: from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
19th Century Carved Coconut
Located in Paris, FR
trips in the islands or visiting the prisons. They were exposed in "cabinets de curiosites."
The
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Antique Early 19th Century French Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coconut
Napoleonian Carved Coconut (19th century)
Located in Paris, FR
trips in the islands or visiting the prisons. They were exposed in "cabinets de curiosites"
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coconut
Prison Wood Carved Folk Art Plaque "Little Olympics San Quentin", 1942
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Members From the Boys." Rare piece of historical prison Folk Art.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Artistically Arranged Grouping of Prison Shivs/Shanks in Shadow Box
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Part of collection from prison guard that were confiscated over years of employment.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Folk Art More Folk Art
Prisoner of War Cribbage Board
Located in London, GB
camps of the 20th century, the prison at Portchester was not wholly cut off from the outside world
Category
Antique 1850s British Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Bone
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Mythological Painting Roman Charity
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
woman, visiting her father in prison and sentenced to death by starvation, offers the latter her breast
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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H 44.49 in W 33.86 in D 1.97 in
Famed Forgery Artist David Stein, Tribute to Marc Chagall
By Alejandro Stein
Located in Buffalo, NY
a New York gallery, and Stein was arrested.[2] Art dealers refused to cooperate with the prosecution
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pair of Matching Amish Bentwood Rocking Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the state of Indiana and originally made by the Amish and now made in state prisons throughout the
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Mythological Painting Roman Charity
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
woman, visiting her father in prison and sentenced to death by starvation, offers the latter her breast
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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H 44.49 in W 33.86 in D 1.97 in
Napoleonic 19th Century Prisoner of War Cribbage Board
Located in London, GB
were produced by the POWs for personal entertainment and for selling at the gates of prisons and camps
Category
Antique 1850s French Early Victorian Game Boards
Materials
Bone
Confiscated Prison Shanks Shivs Presented in a Shadowbox
Located in Wiscasset, ME
These were from a retired guard who worked at a Mississippi prison.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decorative Art
32 Star Antique American Flag, Representing Minnesota Statehood
Located in York County, PA
in Confederate prisons.
It is of interest to note that this same exact type of flag was made in a
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Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Rare Civil War Period Federal Standard Style Flank Guidon Flag
Located in York County, PA
died of disease and other causes; 71 enlisted died in Confederate prisons—total, 397, out of a total
Category
Antique 1860s Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Mid-20th Century Prison of War Straw Box
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century prison of war straw box.
A fine example of a mid-20th Century prisoner of war
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw, Pine
Very Rare Collection of Prison Made Weapons Artfully Arranged in a Shadow Box
Located in Wiscasset, ME
State prison guard and his original license to carry from 1962
Measures 14" x 18 1/2"
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Sculptures
H 14 in W 18.5 in D 2.5 in
Creole
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
shine box into a hearse (Katrina 2018). The result is her work is closer in appearance to Folk Art than
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Extinction
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
is closer in appearance to Folk Art than Assemblage Art.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Strictly speaking
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
The Fight
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
). The result is her work is closer in appearance to Folk Art than Assemblage Art.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Dreaming by Carylon Killebrew Large Contemporary Gown Oil on Canvas
By Carylon Killebrew
Located in Atlanta, GA
influenced by his use of cardboard, file folders and such. Guessing art supplies are limited in prison
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You Call Me Out by Carylon Killebrew 2018 Horizontal Boat on Water Painting
By Carylon Killebrew
Located in Atlanta, GA
influenced by his use of cardboard, file folders and such. Guessing art supplies are limited in prison
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Turn To Me by Carylon Killebrew 2018 Large Horizontal Dog Painting on Tar Paper
By Carylon Killebrew
Located in Atlanta, GA
received her first art instruction at Middle Tennessee State University. After attending college, Killebrew
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Tar, Paper, Mixed Media
I'm Waking Up by Carylon Killebrew Contemporary Figurative Boat Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
influenced by his use of cardboard, file folders and such. Guessing art supplies are limited in prison
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Secret Heart by Carylon Killebrew Large Contemporary Boat Oil on Canvas
By Carylon Killebrew
Located in Atlanta, GA
influenced by his use of cardboard, file folders and such. Guessing art supplies are limited in prison
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Water is Wide' Large Contemporary Boat Oil on Canvas Painting
By Carylon Killebrew
Located in Atlanta, GA
art instruction at Middle Tennessee State University. After attending college, Killebrew took an
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
'So Here we Are Again' Large Contemporary Boat Oil on Canvas Painting
By Carylon Killebrew
Located in Atlanta, GA
influenced by his use of cardboard, file folders and such. Guessing art supplies are limited in prison
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tall Hand Carved Wood Tramp Art Keepsake Box with Lid on Stand
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Often known as “prison art” the most widely acknowledged term for this lovely carved wood piece of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Until Somebody Blinks by Carylon Killebrew 2018 Large Horizontal Boat Painting
By Carylon Killebrew
Located in Atlanta, GA
influenced by his use of cardboard, file folders and such. Guessing art supplies are limited in prison
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930s Handmade Tramp Art Match Stick Diminutive Vanity Case
Located in University City, MO
pulls
The folk art handmade case is designed with primarily found objects
Possibly designed in
Category
1930s American Curiosities
Prison Folk Art Carved Letter Opener
Located in Ferndale, MI
Souvenir of Marquette Prison
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sculptures and Carvings
Vintage SPITTING PROHIBITED Prison Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage metal sign from a United States prison. Sign says "NO SPITTING ON FLOOR OR WALLS
Category
Vintage 1950s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Handmade San Quentin California Prisoner Folk Art Models
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Signed and dated with the artist's prison number.
Two trap doors on the gallows are released by
Category
Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Walnut
Surrealist Mixed Media Painting "Man and Bird" by Shizuye Takashima
By Takashimaya
Located in Buffalo, NY
the Canadian art scene for her skilful and sensitive figurative paintings, but her style and subject
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Lucite
Do Not Pick Up Hitch Hikers Vintage Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
." Probably placed near a state prison. Great graphics and condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Do Not Pick Up Hitch Hikers Vintage Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
." Probably placed near a state prison. Great graphics and condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
European Wooden Carving Sculpture "Owl", Prison Carving, Folk Art, Tree Trunk
Located in Hamburg, DE
This type of primitive carving was mostly done by prisoners. The piece comes from Europe and dates from the early 20th century. It is a decorative piece and interesting for collectors.
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Birch
13 Hand-Sewn Stars in a 3-2-3-2-3 Pattern on an Antique American Flag
Located in York County, PA
and commanded the military prison and the recruiting camp at Elmira, N.Y.
The possibility that the
Category
Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Rectangular Carved Wood Tramp Art or Prison Art Hanging Photo Frame, 1800s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Tramp art is a woodworking style in which small pieces of wood, (primarily from discarded cigar
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Picture Frames
Materials
Metal
H 6.75 in W 8.5 in D 1.25 in
Large Collage Painting Miami Outsider Artist Purvis Young Abstract Outsider Art
By Purvis Young
Located in Surfside, FL
collections of the American Folk Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the High Museum of Art, the National
Category
1990s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Cardboard
Toiling
By Winfred Rembert
Located in New York, NY
(not to mention a near-lynching and years spent on a prison chain gang), Rembert's works focus on the
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
All Me
By Winfred Rembert
Located in New York, NY
-lynching and years spent on a prison chain gang), Rembert's works focus on the joyous aspects of black life
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
Miss Prather's Class
By Winfred Rembert
Located in New York, NY
mention a near-lynching and years spent on a prison chain gang), Rembert's works focus on the joyous
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
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Prison Folk Art For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of prison folk art available at 1stDibs. An item from our selection of prison folk art — often made from metal, wood and paper — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of prison folk art — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An object in our assortment of prison folk art is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in folk art and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made option in this array of prison folk art has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Hoi Lebadang are consistently popular.
How Much is a Prison Folk Art?
Prices for a piece of prison folk art can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $500 and can go as high as $15,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,875.
Questions About Prison Folk Art
- What is prison art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Prison art is art made by inmates in prison, often as part of a program to develop skills and reintegrate back into society. These art pieces can also help change society’s perception of prisoners. Shop a range of prison art pieces from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Is mandala art folk art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.