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Early 20th Century Southern American Folk Art Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating and intriguing early 20th century Southern American folk art panel, found in
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso
It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
the legacy of African American participation in the arts."
Folk Artist, Outsider artist, Folk Art. His
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Rambling on My Mind:
Black Folk Art of the Southwest, organized by the Museum of
African-American Life
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media
"Mamas Shock" African American Black Folk Artist
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins (Born 1930) Born Galveston Texas Artist Image Size: 28 x 21.75 Medium: Oil "Mama's Shock"
Category
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
The painting
Category
1990s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Holy Rain & video, a vernacular folk painting by a self-taught African American
By P-Nut
Located in Charleston, US
the inspiration for his folk painting of African Americans' catching rain water. "Holy Rain" depicts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Video, Acrylic
Painting on Canvas, "Portrait of a Woman" by Miller
Located in Dallas, TX
Portrait painting of an African American woman with flowers in her hair. Canvas size is 16" x 20
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Late 19th Century Canvas Circus Carnival Midway Folk Art Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Great example of American folk art banner painting. The Great American African Camel Back Horse and Two
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Canvas
H 144 in W 168 in D 2 in
Latin American Folk Art Family Portrait Colombian Naive Painting, Color Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
Folk art, Naive, Latin American art , Family portrait in the style of a Chinese ancestor portrait
Category
1970s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Trucks in the City African American Self-Taught Florida Outsider Folk Art Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
Trucks in the City by African American, Folk, Self-Taught, Florida, Outsider Art Purvis Young Urban
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Wedding (Authenticated Clementine Hunter Framed Black Folk Art Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rosenak, Museum of American Art Folk Art Encyclopedia
“Clementine Hunter,” Wikipedia, Web, Mar. 2016
Alice
Category
1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Andes Mountains Peru South America, " Joseph Yoakum, Black Folk Art Landscape
By Joseph Yoakum
Located in New York, NY
different accounts of his background, he was, throughout his life, classified as an African American
Category
1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Horse Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
(born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Horse Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
(born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Artist Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a mix of biblical
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Wine & Cigarettes Woman Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a mix of biblical
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Mod Bull Jewish Woman Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
verso.
Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for
Category
1980s Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Sports Basketball Arena Coca Cola Sign
Located in Surfside, FL
pencil on paper verso
Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Moses Bible Painting Self Taught Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
in background.
Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting King David Self Taught Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
.
Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Artist Circus Fire Eater, Tiger
Located in Surfside, FL
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Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Large Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Oil Painting Jazz Great "Satchmo" Louis Armstrong
Located in Surfside, FL
Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that
Category
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Two Riding Through The Woods" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Rambling on My Mind:
Black Folk Art of the Southwest, organized by the Museum of
African-American Life
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media
Large Naive European Folk Art Oil Painting Jovan Obican Klezmer Jazz Musician
By Jovan Obican
Located in Surfside, FL
, and their philosophy. It has been said that his work has a "timeless quality" and a naive, folk art
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Naive European Folk Art Oil Painting Jovan Obican Klezmer Jazz Musician
By Jovan Obican
Located in Surfside, FL
as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Naive European Folk Art Oil Painting Jovan Obican Klezmer Jazz Musician
By Jovan Obican
Located in Surfside, FL
as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Naive European Folk Art Oil Painting Lazar Obican French Scarecrow Clown
Located in Surfside, FL
quality" and a naive, folk art, outsider art brut quality, child-like primitive style. Obican is
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Mending', African American Woman Folk Artist, Houston, Dallas, Blues Museum Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
center, in calendar, February 1989.
Ruth Mae McCrane taught art for 33 years while painting in her spare
Category
1980s Folk Art Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. This one
Category
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed
Category
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed
Category
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed
Category
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed
Category
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed
Category
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed
Category
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Magic Realist Surrealist Latin American Naive Fantasy Painting
By German Ramon Duron Lanza
Located in Surfside, FL
Magic realist fantasy painting in the manner of Ernst Fuchs and Arik Brauer.
Naïve art is any form
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Naive European French Folk Art Jovan Lazar Obican Tapestry Wall Hanging Weaving
Located in Surfside, FL
American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Master (Utopia), " Charcoal drawing on Paper, Folk Art, Signed in Black Frame
Located in Houston, TX
, Bert Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. Bert began to explore folk art
Category
1990s Folk Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
H 15.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
Mervin Jules Folk Singer Portrait, Signed
By Mervin Jules
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mervin Jules (American, 1912-1994)
Folk Singer, 20th century
Oil on masonite
18 x 7 1/2 in.
Signed
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Doyle Lane Mid-Century Modern Rare Colored Glass Ceramic Pottery Square Form
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
California
California African American Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Huntington Library, San
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 0.75 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Doyle Lane California Studio Pottery Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Three Bead Set
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
Oakland Museum of California
California African American Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Huntington
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
H 0.6 in W 1.1 in D 0.6 in
Vintage Moroccan Tapestry Rug in Abstract Pattern in Blue, Red, Crimson, Black
Located in Barrington, IL
. In addition, it is also similar to the African American southern quilts from Gee’s Bend, Georgia . It
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Moroccan Tapestry Area Rug in Magenta, Blue, Green, Gold, Purple
Located in Barrington, IL
. In addition, it is also similar to the African American southern quilts from Gee’s Bend, Georgia
Category
Vintage 1950s Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
). Hungarian Peasant art, children fairytale themes, in psychedelic pop colors of the era. This framed painting
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
). Hungarian Peasant art, children fairytale themes, in psychedelic pop colors of the era.This painting that
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Large Collage Painting Miami Outsider Artist Purvis Young Abstract Outsider Art
By Purvis Young
Located in Surfside, FL
and painting, utilizes found objects and the experience of African Americans in the south. Purvis
Category
1990s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Cardboard
"Dign Rootz" Folk Art Acrylic Painting by Black Joe Jackson
By Black Joe Jackson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joe Jackson (American, 1922-1997) was a self taught African American Folk Artist. Born near Atlanta
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood, Paint
"Sleepless Night, " Mixed Media City Landscape Painting on Paper
Located in Houston, TX
, Bert Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. Bert began to explore folk art
Category
1990s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
H 11 in W 14 in D 1 in
High Wire, bright color oil painting circus theme, vertical composition
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, Puerto Rico, and especially Mexico. Basso is particularly drawn to Latin American art, channeling its
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 52.01 in W 20.01 in D 2.01 in
Leopards Nude Venus Animal Paradise Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
share the shade with African monkeys and American raccoons and butterflies in a surrealist magic realism
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zebras and Daisies, Flower Field Jungle Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
Original Painting Op Art Zebras in a field of daisy flowers in a lush tropical jungle setting
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Elephant and Lions, Animal Paradise Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
along with Henri Maik. His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Other/Brotherhood, " Acrylic and Charcoal Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Houston, TX
. Bert began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Paper
H 30 in W 22 in D 1.5 in
"A Good Witch, " Acrylic and Charcoal Mixed Media Painting on Paper in Wood Frame
Located in Houston, TX
’s. Bert began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Charcoal
St. Atomic oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
"Nude with Hand on Hip Leaning Against Chair" Joseph Delaney, African-American
Located in New York, NY
African-American artist Joseph Delaney was a folk-expressionist painter who loved New York City, both as a
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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