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Jun 14, 2026

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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Attributed to **HE NUPA WANICA** (Joseph No Two Horns) Visionary Drawing (1920) // Watercolor, graphite, and color pencil on paper; 9 3/16 × 7 1/2 inches (23.3 × 19.1 cm) courtesy of Donald Ellis Gallery and Galerie Gisela Capitain via *The Drawing Center*

Gravestone of Joseph Tapping (1655 – 1678), buried at King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts // Enhanced depth map, from 3D model made by Andrew Perrin (@ishewyouamystery) / photogrammetry via *Find a Grave*

**KAROL WÓJCIAK** also known as HERÓDEK Angel (date unknown) // Painted wood; 66 x 52 x 18 cm via *One Bid*

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

**ABEL BURGER R**ampal Pacific (2023) // Mixed media on wood with oiled oak frame; 100 x 70 cm (39 1/4 x 27 1/2 in) via *Brigade Gallery*

**ALAN RIVERA** Sleepytime Bear (2026) // Mixed media on paper; 11" x 14" via *SAGE Studio & Gallery*

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“Star Wars” Ghanaian movie poster via *Deadly Prey Gallery* / artwork by Mr. Nana Agyq

**GAËL BADAUD** Mask and animal in a landscape (date unknown) // Charcoal drawing, wash on heavy paper; 32 x 40.9 cm via *Musee LaM*

**GERTRUDE ABERCROMBIE** Search for Rest (1951) // Collection of Sandra and Bram Dijkstra via *Carnegie Museum of Art*

**FREDDIE BRICE** Transformation (date unknown) // Oil on canvas; 39 x 52 inches (99.1 x 132.1 cm) via *Philadelphia Museum of Art*

latest acquisition for the personal collection -- shout out to “Carroll” making some real fun work in 1992 in or around Iowa (h/t @rkoning.art)

**SARAH THERESA LEE** A captive audience (2026) // Acrylic on pastel paper via *the artist*

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**LAUCHLIN TOMS** Gemini Season + The Prince (2026) courtesy *the artist*

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A FEW THINGS…

My friend Maram and her children are still suffering in Gaza and could use your help if you’re willing and able.
Still can’t get over how cool it is that my buddy Adam has a poster he created for Obama back in 2008 in Obamba’s library! A First Look at the Art in the New Obama Presidential Center
I’m with Elmo — I hope both the Knicks and Spurs just have fun. Art News, Indeed: NBA Star Victor Wembanyama Prepped For Finals Game By Sketching in Gramercy
“Through her visionary self-cleaning house, Frances Gabe embraced technology to empower women at home.” The Self-Cleaning Woman
Go to the Intuit Art Museum Self-taught artists’ works at the Intuit Art Museum

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Thanks to everyone who has ever listened to, subscribed to, left comments, or given me feedback on the “FolkArtwork and Friends” podcast. It’s been almost a year since it launched, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it!

This summer, I’m hoping to sit down with even more people — artists, curators, scholars, and mainly artists — to learn even more about what makes some of my favorite people tick and keep asking everyone, “How did you first learn about outsider art?!”

I’ve already had two great interviews this summer and have more lined up next week (paid subscribers to this newsletter will be treated to early sneak peeks at episodes and some bonus content!). If you haven’t caught all my great interviews yet, now's a good time to get caught up, as I just put them all in one handy dandy place. See below!

Please enjoy my interviews with guests so far, which have included Kylie Ryu of Ricco/Maresca Gallery, Alex Hunninghake of the Outsider Art Museum & Gallery, historian and scholar Isa Segalovich, artists Montrel Beverly and Esteban Whiteside, Jennifer Gilbert of Jennifer Lauren Gallery, international artists Barry Colpitts and Pam Puck, and Ryan Ward of Ruffed Grouse Gallery.

New episodes will come out (kinda and even more than normal this summer) on the First Friday of the month — will get back into that rhythm here soon — and can be listened to on your favorite podcast app or watch the interviews on YouTube.

Thanks again to everyone for their support, and if you can, like, subscribe, leave a review that would be greatly appreciated!!!

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**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Child’s hat with protective properties (ca. 1960; China) // Silk, cotton, metal beads and objects, feathers, yarn, embroidered and appliquéd applied trim; 3 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (10 x 16 x 16 cm) via *Museum of International Folk Art*

Shout out to my youngest son, Wally, who today turns FIVE! Happy Birthday, Wally!!!

FROM THE COLLECTIVE

NOEL HATFIELD is a seventy-three-year-old self-taught artist from Winterset, Iowa. Working in oil paint on stretched canvas or dibond aluminum, Noel paints in several styles, including Abstract, Expressionist, and Impasto, with a knife and brush. When he is not painting, he’s usually taking care of his adorable grandchildren.

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