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this week in outsider art features sea shell dogs, a black cat and a pink striped cow, plus new works available for purchase from self-taught artist reneesha mccoy

Apr 20, 2025

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Sea Shells Dog Sculpture (c. 1960) // Various size and colors and shape sea shells; Height: 8 in (20.32 cm) / Width: 14 in (35.56 cm) / Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm) via *1st Dibs*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Devil figure (ca. 1965; Michoacán, Mexico) // Ceramic, Paint; 7 7/8 x 6 7/8 x 15 1/16 in. (20 x 17.5 x 38.3 cm) via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**MAKER UNKNOWN** Altar Curtain (c. 18th Century; Latin America) // Cotton and dye; 98 1/2 × 72 in. (2 m 50.19 cm × 1 m 82.88 cm) via *Dallas Museum of Art*

**CARL BLOCK** Monumental Adam and Eve Face Jug With Flowers on Verso (date unknown) // Multi-colored glaze; 18" h via *Slotin Auction* self-taught masterpieces auction April 26-27

**GRANDMA MOSES** Birthday Cake (1952) // Oil on board; 19 ½ x 25 ¾ in via *VKS Art Inc.*

**MADALENA SANTOS REINBOLT** Untitled (1965–1976) // Acrylic wool on burlap; 37 x 42 in (Collection Edmar Pinto Costa, São Paulo, Brazil) via *American Folk Art Museum*

**LIZZIE WILKERSON** Pink Angel (1982) // Felt-tip marker, watercolor, ball point pen via *High Museum of Art*

**REVEREND SAMUEL PHILLIPS** Revelations 21-22 Religious Banner (c. 1940-50's) // Paint, crayon and mixed media on vinyl cloth; 48" w x 52" h. via *Slotin Auction* self-taught masterpieces auction April 26-27

**WILLIE MASSEY** Black Cat With Yellow Sky (date unknown) // Paint on board; 22" w x 18" h via *Slotin Auction* self-taught masterpieces auction April 26-27

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Pink Stripped Cow and Little White Dog Hooked Rug (ca. 1910) // Wool; Width: 43.25 in (109.86 cm) / Length: 34 in (86.36 cm) via *1st Dibs*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Bad Dog (1969) // Oil on Masonite; 29" w x 23" h via *Slotin Auction* self-taught masterpieces auction April 26-27

**H. GUILFORD** Cat in Rocker (1884) // Oil on artist board; 21 x 17 1/2 in. via *Cottone Auctions*

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FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**THATCHER "TJ" LIGHTBURN** Plants in Pots (c. 2024) // Acrylic on canvas; 16 x 20” via *North Pole Studio*

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Welcome to a long-overdue new artwork drop. I'm still amazed anytime I see self-taught artist and mother of three Reneesha Mccoy create new works, I'm exhausted just thinking about it. But she continues to amaze and create, seemingly in new and different, calming, and peaceful ways. Only eleven are currently available, these acrylic on canvas works measure 6 inches by 8 inches and could be yours today!

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Shout out to Charles Art Jerry and his Haitian art students. In June 2016, Jerry started Art School Jerry as a way to “educate children in his neighborhood about art and their cultural heritage”. You can purchase original works of art by these talented students, in which 100% of the proceeds going back to support the school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from artist Michael McGrath’s website.

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FROM THE COLLECTIVE

**ESTEBAN WHITESIDE** Riviera (2024) // Acrylic on wood — *Original work of art work by Esteban Whiteside, featured at the 2025 Outsider Art Fair in New York City. This work is ready to hang and measures 14 inches x 14 inches.*

ESTEBAN WHITESIDE is a self-taught painter whose work is based on the intersectionality of street art and politics. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he began painting as an act of love. This then led to him dedicating more time and research into painting, with an interest in abstraction.

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