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this week in outsider art features a beautiful gravestone, a mexican beaded spectacle case, photos from "what's the scoop?", a polish folk artist painting and more

Aug 18, 2024

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**MARÍA DEL REFUGIO REYES HERNANDEZ** The Spider of a Curing Set, Juego del Aire (for adult) (1997; Tlayacapan, Mexico) // Ceramic, whitewash, acrylic paint, glitter via *Museum of International Folk Art*

See the full curing set — a bull, a snake, a scorpion and more — right here

**HENRY CHRISTIAN GEYER** Gravestone for Susanna Jayne (c. 1776; Old Burial Hill Cemetery, Massachusetts) via *American Antiquarian Society*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Spectacle case (late 19th century; Mexican) // Glass, linen, leather, metal via *The Met Museum*

"This case is part of the Mexican beadwork collection of over 600 pieces assembled by Elizabeth Morrow (1873-1955), mother of writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the wife of renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh. Morrow collected the objects between 1927 and 1930, when her husband, Dwight Morrow, Sr., served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico." — learn more and see more in this week’s paid newsletter

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**MARY EVELAND** Flower Garden and House (c. 1976-1980) // Oil on board; 14 x 18 in. via *Intuit Art Center*

**JIMMY LEE SUDDUTH** The Red Factory (1987) // Paint and mud on board; 49 3/5 × 37 4/5 in (126 × 96 cm) via *Nagas*

**ARTIST UNRECORDED** Baby shoes with protective tigers and symbols of a prosperous future (ca. 1900; Jiangsu, China) // Embroidered silk; 1 15/16 x 5 1/16 in. (5 x 12.8 cm) via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**CONSUELO "CHELO" AMÉZCUA** Seal of Ancient Treasures (1974) // Ballpoint pen on paper; 29 1/2 × 22 in. (74.93 × 55.88 cm) via *Milwaukee Art Museum*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Untitled (Woman on Plant) (ca. 1940) // Oil on Masonite with original grain painted frame; 15 3/4 x 15 in. (40 x 38.1 cm) via *Ricco/Maresca Gallery*

**ARTHUR DIAL** Eve and Adam (1990) // Mixed media on plywood; 40” x 40” via *Gordon Gallery*

**FRED TRASK** Walking Down Hill With Grandpa (1980) // Acrylic on board; 10" x 8" (approx.) via *Black Sheep Gallery*

**JAMES ASH** Something on her mind (c. 2009-2021) // Acrylic on paper on wood; 16 inches x 20 inches

exhibiting later this year on November 9th at the "Faces In The Crowd" FolkArtwork exhibit in Des Moines, Iowa

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Ghanaian Trade Sign (date unknown) // Hand painted on wood via *Indigo Arts Gallery*

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FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**PIERRE MARTIN** Pierre the Rooster and Jack the Cat with La Corriveau in Quebec City (2024) // Acrylic on canvas; 16x20 inches courtesy *the artist*

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WATCHING AND READING

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OH WORD?

*“What’s the Scoop?” artists Henry McDonald, Chris Cody, Whittie Dent, and Montrel Beverl;y*

As expected, SAGE Studio & Gallery’s latest exhibit “What the Scoop?” was a great success. I was honored and thrilled to be able to attend the opening reception on Friday, not only to have a nice cold beer and ice cream on a blistering hot Texas summer evening — but what a joy to get to see the artists with their artwork and a smile on literally everyone’s face.

“What’s the Scoop?”, a magazine-themed group show featured work by Henry McDonald, Montrel Beverly, Jennifer Williams, Whittie Dent, and Chris Cody. You can see all the artwork, some of which is available for purchase, here.

Below are a few photos from the opening in Austin, Texas.

*Pipe cleaner magazines by Montrel Beverly*

*My new best friend Henry McDonald, one of the most joyful people I’ve ever met and artist extraordinaire*

More photos to come after I officially return from my fifteen hour drive back home. Stay tuned!

SHOUT OUT

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Shout out to Polish folk artist Katarzyna Gawlowa (1896-1982), here aged 81 years old, painting in her signature style featured in this 1978 Polish television special. Her work was discovered in 1973, when she was 77, it was only then that she began painting on plywood and paper as she previously had painted only on walls, ceilings, doors and the stove, occasionally scratching off old motifs and replacing them with new ones.

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FROM THE COLLECTIVE

CHRISTOPHER BAME was born on June 1, 1955 in Burlington, Vermont. He was premature at birth and diagnosed completely deaf. In his early childhood he was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, OCD, and having developmental delays. Bame spent the majority of his childhood in an institutional setting.

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