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Folk Art Galllery Info
FOLK ART
Known and lesser known artists such as the captivating works by several New Orlean's self-taught artists such as Willie White,Welmon Sharlhorne, Roy Ferdinand,
and more. Please click the Artist image or Artist
name to see more of their art and Bios.
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Howard Finster
This artist has been featured on reknowned album covers that are now famous. Explore his works here.
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Sybil Gibson
These pieces by Sybil Gibson, American Folk Artist from Dora, Alabama, are some of her ethereal original artworks. Click here
to explore her visionary paintings further.
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Lonnie Holley
These pieces by Lonnie Holley,
American Folk Artist , are some of his unusual original works.
Click here to explore his visionary paintings
further.
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Calvin Livingston
These pieces by Calvin Livingston, American Folk Artist , are found in House of Blues Clubs across the USA and
are strong expressive original works by this Outsider Artist. Click here to explore his visionary paintings further.
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Charlie Lucas
Charlie Lucas calls himself the "Tin Man" and creates a menagerie of huge Metal Dinosaurs and other
Enviromental sculptures as well as drawings.These pieces by Charlie Lucas, American Folk Artist from Prattville,
Alabama, are some of his original works. Click here to explore his metal work and paintings further.
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Leroi Persons
These pieces by Leroi Person, American Folk Artist, are some of his carved original works. Click here to explore
his primitive vernacular carvings and paintings further.
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JAMES PURDY
These gestural drawings by James Purdy, acclaimed author and Outsider American Artist, are some of his ethereal
original works. Click here to explore his Picasso-like drawings further.
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Royal Robertson
Self-taught artist Royal Robertson painted strange Signs and fantastic drawings on poster board. His raw and expressive
drawings often inspired or tormented by his relation with his wife Adelle are represented here. Click to further explore his
works.
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Jimmie Lee Sudduth
Imagery that is powerful and distinct, Jimmie Lee Sudduth is an American Folk Artist from Fayette, Alabama. These paintings
with "sweet mud" are some of his original works. Click here to explore his paintings further.
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Mose T
These pieces are brilliant examples of American Folk Artist, Mose T's original works.
Also read about the Book on the
Artist By Anton Haardt. Click here to explore his visionary paintings and "Mose T From A to Z" further.
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Willie White
These pieces by Wilie White American Folk Artist from New Orleans are some of his abstract aerial landscapes of
original works. Click here to explore his visionary paintings further.
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Thornton Dial
Thornton
Dial, a self-taught artist born in 1928, began painting after his retirement. Dial first came into the spotlight after
being discovered and promoted by folk art collector Bill Arnett. Now Dial's work is stretching the borders of both folk art
and modern art.
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WC Rice
 These enviromental Cross pieces by WC Rice, American Folk Artist from Alabama,
are some of his eclectic raw original works. Click here to explore his interesting works further.
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Huichol Art
These pieces by Huichol Artists from the Sierra Mountains of Mexico are powerful original works on yarn inspired
by Peyote and a mystical culture fading into extinction.
Click here to explore these visionary paintings
further.
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Juanita Rogers
These pieces by Juanita Rogers, American Folk Artist from Ramer, Alabama, are some of her mystifying original works.
Click here to explore her visionary sculptures and paintings further.
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Inez Walker
Inez Walker,American Folk Artist,
spent some years in prison and was inspired to create these drawings of what she called her "Bad
Girls". These are some of her original works. Click here to explore her visionary paintings further.
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Purvis Young
These pieces by Purvis Young, American Folk Artist , are expressive gestural Pollack-like creations and some of his
original works. Click here to explore his Outsider paintings further.
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Walking Canes
These Walking canes by various artists, are unusual original works,collected by a Professor of Art a number
of years ago. Click here to explore a number of pieces from his colection further.
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Welmone Sharlhorne
Born in 1952 in Louisiana,  Welmon Sharlhorne is known to have made fewer than fifty drawings while in prison, but those drawings
have attracted a lot of attention in this country as well as in Europe. His work depicts drawn imaginary structures,
people, buses and night sky scapes often using templates of bottle caps and other found objects.
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Chuckie Williams
Artist
Chuckie" Williams , born in 1957, lived at home with his mother in Shreveport, until his death at the age of 42. His
art has been exhibited all over the USA and in many important collections. The artist
had painted since childhood....mostly pop culture icons.
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AMPHORA POTTERY
The name Amphora refers to art pottery produced in
the Turn-Teplitz region of Bohemia during the Art Nouveau era. These wares are OFTEN referred to by dealers and collectors as “Teplitz”.
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