merry folk art christmas + so much more

this week in outsider art also includes incredible gee's bend quilts, work by claude cahun, and over two dozen holiday-themed works of art by your favorite artists

Dec 24, 2023

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**Rita Mae Pettway** via *Souls Grown Deep Foundation* // “Housetop” Variation from 2016; Cotton, 89 x 89 inches

Claude Cahun's assemblages were typically ephemeral and made to be photographed; Object is the only sculptural work by the artist known to still exist in its original form.

**CLAUDE CAHUN** Object (1936) // Wood and paint with tennis ball, hair, and found objects; 13.7 × 10.7 × 16 cm (5 3/8 × 6 3/8 × 4 in.) via *The* *Art Institute of Chicago*

Not signed, inscribed on base: La Marseillaise est un chant révolutionnaire, la loi punit le contrefaiteur des travaux forcés meaning, “The Marseillaise is a revolutionary song, the law punishes counterfeiters with forced labor.”

**SAM DOYLE** Brother Hood (1970–1985) // House paint on roofing tin; 26 x 39 1/2 inches via *High Museum of Art*

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**WILLIAM HAWKINS** Bull Fight (ca. 1985) // Enamel on Masonite; 49 x 50 inches (124.5 x 127 cm) via *Philadelphia Museum of Art*

**SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN** The Star of Bethlehem (1970) // Tempera, pencil on paper; 8 1/8 × 7 15/16 in. (20.6 × 20.2 cm) via *The Studio Museum in Harlem*

**RITA MAE PETTWAY** Center Medallion (2017) // Corduroy and denim; 90 x 78 inches via *Souls Grown Deep Foundation*

See more quilts by Rita Mae Pettway here.

**ANONYMOUS** Snake Worshippers (date unknown) // Paint on canvas via *The Keen Collection*

**MARTÍN RAMÍREZ** Untitled (Church) (ca. 1950) // Crayon, pencil, and watercolor on various joined papers; 31 3⁄4 x 37 1⁄8 in. (80.8 x 94.2 cm) via *Smithsonian American Art Museum*

**SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN** The All Seeing Eye (date unknown) // Water-based paint and ball-point pen ink on prepared canvas; 21 x 14 1/2 inches (53.3 x 36.8 cm) via *Philadelphia Museum of Art*

Santa Rita By **ELLEN JANE BACA** 15 yrs old 2007 // Wood, paint; 14 9/16 × 9 1/16 × 13/16 in. (37 × 23 × 2 cm) via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**Morris Hirshfield,** Angora Cat (dated on painting 1937) // Oil on canvas; 22 1/8 x 27 1/4" (56.1 x 69.1 cm) via *The Museum of Modern Art*

ICYMI: Read the article I wrote for Daily Art Magazine: Polina Raiko, The Self-Taught Folk Artist Who Turned Tragedy to Triumph

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THE MOST POPULAR ART

**UNKNOWN** African American Playing Cards, Mississippi (c. 1900- 1920) // Oil based color on reused product cardboard via *Joshua Lowenfels Works of Art*

❤️‍🔥 The 8th Most Popular Art of 2023 ❤️‍🔥

Counting down the most popular art of 2023, as decided by ya’ll, the likes and subscribers, the movers and shakers, the fantastic people that follow @folkartwork and love this beautiful world of art as much as I do. More to come. Keep your eyes peeled for the top posts later this week!

OH WORD?

Happy Holidays from Anna Mond's Fantastical Beings c. 2023 via *the artist*

Merry Folk Art Christmas!

Enjoy tenty-five of my favorite holiday-themed works of outsider art, from your favorite folk and self-taught artists around the globe. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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