this week in outsider art: a seven headed masterpiece, william hawkins asks did comets kill the dinosaurs? + more

plus, a gorgeous tool organizer sans tools in some of the most popular artw of the year

Jul 30, 2023

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN** Seven-Headed Monster With Ten Horns (date unknown) // Crayon, pencil and ballpoint ink on cardboard; 6.5 x 7.5 in. (16.5 x 19 cm.)

**ANONYMOUS** Tool Organizer (date unknown) via *Intuitive Eye*

**WILLIAM HAWKINS** Did Comets Kill the Dinosaurs? #1 (circa 1986) // Enamel house paint, cornmeal and collage on Masonite; 48 x 56 1/2 (121.9 x 143.5 cm), Collection of Richard Rosenthal, © William Hawkins, Courtesy Ricco/Maresca Gallery via *Cincinnati Art Museum*

**ROSIE CAMANGA** Untitled (True Love, I Kill You) (c. 1950-60?) // Ink on paper; 9 × 11 3/4 in | 22.9 × 29.8 cm via *Ricco/Maresca Gallery*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Illuminated Lodge Sign (date unknown) // Unusual round painted fabric grinning face stretched onto a drum-like form via *Nexus Singularity / American Primitive*

**WILLIAM DAWSON** Refrigeration Perry (c. 1980/90) // Acrylic on wood; 40.5 x 16.5 x 7 cm via *The Gallery of Everything*

*I think about these Halloween masks from @ployaarrtt’s booth at the @outsiderartfair at least 17 times a day*

**KATHARINA LITTAUER-BREYDERT** Brother against brother (date unknown) via *Musee LaM*

**PROMOTIONAL ITEM** Score Monkey (c. 1900s) // “Don’t Monkey With the Score” bridge score keeper / celluloid; 3.5 inches wide via *Old as Adam*

**HOWARD FINSTER** The Big Push #1,765 (1980) // Paint on plywood; artist-made frame of Douglas fir branded with artist-made metal stamps; 15 1/4 x 15 inches (38.7 x 38.1 cm) via *Philadelphia Museum of Art*

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**MATT TURNER** How many moons (2023) // Acrylic on canvas; 60 cm x 50 cm courtesy *the artist*

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**ANTHONY COLEMAN** Barbie and Her Horse (2023) // Colored pencil on paper; 24 x 18 in. via *SAGE Studio & Gallery*

Congratulations and a big shout out to Anthony Coleman, who made his first trip to the Lone Star state this week to attend the opening of his solo exhibition at SAGE Studio & Gallery titled “Extraterrestrial.”

Tony Coleman (b. 1969) was born and raised in Philadelphia. Fueled by a desire to create, Coleman began drawing his unique portraits at a young age. Coleman drew on whatever he could find, cutting out each finished figure and carrying it in his wallet wherever he went. Many of these early portraits were created on discarded cardboard boxes while Coleman was working at Pizza Hut. Coleman infuses his distinct style—elongated noses, exaggerated features, antenna-like protuberances, and highly saturated colors—into his colored pencil portraits, giving familiar figures an otherworldly quality. Favorite subjects include cartoons from the ‘70s and ‘80s, celebrities, and aliens.

*"White Dog on Color Waves" by Anthony Coleman and Andrew Jeffrey Wright*

Coleman’s work is an absolute blast. If you can and are able, I highly suggest heading to Austin, Texas, to check out this show or view all works online.

MUST-WATCH

*WATCH: ‘Folk Art Found Me’, a Documentary About Folk Artists from Nova Scotia this Film Friday*

There are a lot of folk artists in Nova Scotia. A few you’ve probably heard of, like Maud Lewis. A lot you may not have heard. This joyous documentary will introduce you to a handful of artists who have no formal training, they are outside of the mainstream and making art for themselves from a place only they can describe.

“I’ll make it by way and paint it up the way I want to do it. And if it suits them they can take it and if they don’t I like it myself ya know.”

LEO NAUGLER

Folk Art Found Me is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Alex Busby and released in 1993. The film is a portrait of folk artists in Nova Scotia. The film premiered at the 1993 Atlantic Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Atlantic Documentary.

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