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this week in outsider art features a perfect pam puck work, ancient mosaic fragments, a skeletal axe head and a scene from 'nosferatu (1922)' as well as a mlk day tribute

Jan 26, 2025

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**PAM PUCK** Road Trip (2024) // Mixed media, acrylic paint; 10" W x 20" H x 2" D via *Nucleus House*

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**MAKERS UNKNOWN** Inlay Glass Fragments (1st-3rd Century CE; From Egypt) // Mosaic glass; approx. H. .5 in – 1 in x W. .5 in – 1 in via *The Met Museum*

**UNKNOWN** Possible Skeletal Axe Head / Likely Mould for Ancient Game (c. 300 – 1200 CE; Veracruz, Mexico culture) // Hand carved stone; Height: 26.30 centimetres x Width: 2 centimetres via *The British Museum*

“Skeletal head made of stone, of the type often referred to as an axe, but in fact probably a mould … to make a leather object which was then attached to a ball player's waist belt. It may also have projected from a ball-court wall as a marker.” (British Museum)

**SARAH MARY TAYLOR** Colorful Ghosts (1980) // Cotton; 83 × 75 inches (211 × 191 centimeters) via *International Quilt Museum*

**QUILLAN LANIER MEADERS** Two Headed Face Jug (Congressmen and Senators) (ca. 1976) // Glazed stoneware with stones; 9 x 7 7⁄8 x 8 5⁄8 in. (22.9 x 20.0 x 21.9 cm) via *Smithsonian American Art Museum*

**LUSTER WILLIS** Members of the Stone Age (1984) // Watercolor, ink and glitter on paper; 21 15/16 × 28 in. (55.72 × 71.12 cm) via *Milwaukee Art Museum*

**FANTE ARTIST UNKNOWN** Asafo Flag (early 20th century) // Cotton and appliqued felt; 66 × 50 inches (167.6 × 127 cm) via *Detroit Institute of Arts*

**MAKER UNKNOWN** Rider and Fish (ca. 1920; Mexico) // Wood, Paint; 7 3/16 x 7 7/8 x 4 3/16 in. (18.2 x 20 x 10.7 cm) via *Museum of International Folk Art*

Scene from F.W. Murnau’s 1922 “Nosferatu”

**RALPH CAHOON** Untitled (The Artist and The Mermaid) (1972) // Oil on board; 9 7⁄8 x 14 ¾ in. via *Christie’s*

**MALCAH ZELDIS** Martin Luther King (1995) // Gouache on paper; 14.5 x 11 inches via *Fort Gansevoort*

**ANONYMOUS** Hoot Owl Hooked Rug (date unknown) // Wool; 64" width x 28" height via *Slotin Auction*

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**DINAH HANSON-CARRILLO** Discovery (2024) // Acrylic on Canvas; 9 inches x 12 inches courtesy *the artist*

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Shout out to ant-authoritarian folk art historian Isa Segalovich for sharing her personal story and deep dive into this piece I shared on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., painted by folk artist Malcah Zeldis. Check it out!

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MIKE COMBS is a self-taught artist from Austin, Texas who for the past decade has been creating “Creeps” on up cycled husk corn crates using spray paint, house paint, and acrylic paint. You can find his “Creeps” on the walls of private collections across the country, as well as Austin galleries and streets.

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