19th Century Folk Art Portrait Drawing c. 1850
19th Century Folk Art Portrait Drawing of Dr. H. S. Harper. Circa 1850.
Collection Jim Linderman
See also the book (and affordable ebook) Eccentric Folk Art Drawings of the 19th and 20th Century available now.
Labels:
collection Jim Linderman,
Drawing,
folk art,
Portrait
Folk Art Embroidery Pair Risque Man and Woman with Trapunto Butts
Trapunto is the technique of padding sections of a textile to create a puffy, stuffed decorative feature. These "morning ritual" padded butts qualify! Matching hand towels. Man holds razor, woman a powder puff. Circa 1950. Collection Jim Linderman
Home Visit from a Burlesque Queen c. 1950 Original Photographs
Home Visit from a Burlesque Queen and her trunk of changes. Group of original photographs, circa 1950. Collection Jim Linderman
Labels:
Burlesque,
Original Photograph,
Risque
August Mack makes a Serpent! Giant Folk Art Snake
A giant devil rattlesnake acts up through the power of Satan (and electricity running through the conduit pipe) which brings him life! It's Augie Mack's giant automaton! The powerful creation of Mr. Mack weighed 300 pounds. The blog post HERE tells as much of the story as is known.
Labels:
Automaton.,
folk art,
Snake
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