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this week in outsider art includes the most gorgeous turtle you'll ever see, janko domsic, james 'son ford' thomas skulls and the b-b-bonus paid newsletter

Jul 21, 2024

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**JANKO DOMSIC** Tout dessinée U$A Jésus (1970) // Ballpoint pen on printed cardboard; 42,5 x 28 cm via *Collection de l’Art Brut*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Turtle Bench (1945; Pennsylvania) // Wood, hand paint; 17 inches x 10 inches x 5 inches via *Labor and Glean*

**JAMES "SON FORD" THOMAS** Untitled (1987) // Unfired clay, artificial hair, glass beads, paint; 8 x 5.5 x 5 inches via *Souls Grown Deep Foundation*

Watch James “Son Ford” Thomas sculpting a skull in 1967 via Dust to Digital

**JAMES "SON FORD" THOMAS** Untitled (1987) // Unfired clay, artificial hair, sunglasses, wire, aluminum foil, beads, glass marbles, paint; 9.5 x 8 x 8.75 inches via *Souls Grown Deep Foundation*

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**MARVIN BAILEY** Pin Head Face Jug (c. 2024) // Ceramic; 11" pin head face jug (from a devil face jug), signed on bottom via *Ledbetter Folk Art Auctions*

**MAMIE DESCHILLE** Cat (1979) // Sculpture; H 15" x W 19" x D 1.5"

**MARIA PRYMACHENKO** A Tiger Entered the Orchard and is Delighted That the Apple Trees Are Plentiful, There is an Abundance of Apples (1994) // Gouache on paper via *Mood Scent Bar (photo: MSN press materials)*

**GUYODO** Untitled (2018) // Ballpoint Pen on cardboard cereal box; 15.75” x 22.75” via *El-Saieh Gallery*

See ten colorful, vibrant sculptures by ABDEL-KADER RIFI (c. 1999)

**JON SERL** Between Two Worlds (1982) // Oil on board; 60 3/8 × 60 3/8 × 1" via *American Folk Art Museum*

**SOL** (Solange LANTIER) The others are resting, I am working (date unknown) // Drawing; 29.7 x 42 cm via *LaM Museum*

**FRANCK K. LUNDANGI** Man Universe (2012) // Pigment acrylic, watercolor on paper; 36.5 x 72.25 inches (92.7 × 183.5 cm) via *Cavin-Morris Gallery*

**JORDAN SULLIVAN** 100 Proof Holy Water // Acrylic on Canvas; 16 inches x 20 inches -- *available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop*

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**L. ESCOBAR** Portrait of Gretta (2024) // Graphite and ink on paper courtesy *the artist*

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