Folk Art Environment of Chester the Goatman c. 1940 Georgia

Whew. It’s Sunday, but I decided not to touch this one.

Let’s see what AI has to say about Chester the Goatman: He traveled for over four decades (primarily the 1940s–1960s) in a ramshackle wagon pulled by a team of goats. He claimed to have traveled to every state except Hawaii, covering over 100,000 miles. He dressed in goatskins, lived off goat's milk, and supported himself by selling scrap metal and postcards featuring himself and his goats andgave up his wandering ways to livehis final years in a nursing home in Macon, Georgia, passing away in 1998. Orignal postcard Chester the Goatman c. 1940s? Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Toothpicks. Billy Burke Builds them in Prison

Real Photo Postcad c. 1940. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb From the book IN SITU: AMERICAN FOLK ART IN PLACE available from Blurb.com

Dull Tool Dim Builb the Blog Reaches 6 MILLION VIEWS

Dull Tool Dim Bulb on Blogger has now reached 6 MILLION views! The blog is approaching 3,000 posts since 2007. Many of the posts on the blog contain additional photos, longer articles or descriptions of the material Than the Facebook Page. Make sure to like and follow both the Facebook page and the Regular blog.Thanks for supporting and participating! There is a whole lot of material not covered by traditional art, photography and culture and I aim to find and tell Stories you’ll not find elsewhere. #art. #folkart. #antiques. #photography. #ephemera. #outsiderart. #artbrut. #Dulltooldimbulb. #jimlinderman

Bill Kresse Modern 1950s Cartoonist

Something different today. A piece I wrote for my defunct Vintage Sleaze blog over ten years ago. If ever there was a cartoonist from the 1950s deserving a retrospective showing at the Drawing Center, it would be Bill Kresse. As modern as a Herman Miller Eames chair and just as timeless, his early gag work for sleazy digests stands out for many reasons. Lush and creative, the women all sharp, angular shoulders and heavily detailed dress, the fellas all whirring, confused and excited motion, fevered and flushed. All players in a Kresse panel are happy to be alive and participating in this retro-human game. Fingers and heels like spikes on the dames, gunboats as wide as shoeboxes on the guys. Several things distinguish a Kresse cartoon from the 1950s...One, he always took time to put glass over the modern art on the wall (as if he aspired to the same treatment, which he now deserves) and the large, undulating ribbons of bold black ink which surround his characters in elegant swerves. Surprisingly, his work has not been anthologized much that I can tell. Bill Kresse published a book way back entitled "An Introduction to Cartooning" with the subtitle "It's a Magic World" and in his case, it must have been. Although drawn and sold to over the counter girly cartoon pulp digests, these figures are always clothed (in dresses Lady Gaga could only imagine, if that) and although emotions are at a peak, for the guys anyway, the gags are always harmless, human and honest. Great work from a great artist. Kresse went on to do panel work for New York Daily Papers and had a series for which he became well-known, "Super Duper" and even worked with Terrytoons. An under appreciated master who created work which looks better today than it did 50 years ago. When he saw this tribute in his retirement, he sent me package of drawings and articles before passing away in 2014. by Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb A nice note from Devlin Thompson adds the following : Kresse also did work in ARCHIE'S MADHOUSE in the mid-'60s, which stuck out like a sore thumb stylistically. I never learned his name until reading an article about his newspaper work in an issue of HOGAN'S ALLEY. #cartoonist. #cartoons.

Colorful Schoolchild Crayon Drawings from 1939

As promised, the rest of the Schoolchild’s abstract crayon drawings 1939 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Schoolchild Crayon Drawing with much Color and Form

One of four magnificent child’s crayon drawings recently obtained from the most highly recommended antiques (and simpatico) dealers on the web, Kate at CRITICAL EYE ANTIQUES. Google it up and I believe you will see, love and purchase something too!Whether this third grader in 1939 knew how good he/she was,I can’t say. We might not even agree on the gender of the artist (Joan or John? I love it and the 3 others I was lucky enough to purchase as well. Beautiful and my mind kind of thing. It’s a very good and very colorful thing and I had to have it. I’ll post the others soon. Schoolchild’s abstract crayon drawing 1939 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Halo 3 Publication from Venus D'ailleurs

I am proud to be included among the contributors to HALO 3 the French Publication HALO 3. Scroll down for credits and a video of the content! HALO n°3 – VENUS D'AILLEURS https://venusdailleurs.fr/?page_id=4696

Handmade Postcard 1913

Part Two. Original hand painted postcard mailed from Long Island City to St, Joseph, Michigan in 1913. One of a set of four. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Handmade Church Raffle Tumbler in original blue paint

A church raffle tumbler in original blue paint. Door opens and closes with clasp, crank wheel on one side spins the chamber. This piece mimics commercial tumblers pretty closely. Mid 20th c. Raffle tumbler. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Vintage Lottery Advertising Rug Gambling ephemera of the legal kind.

52” long rug I rolled up and carried out of the market Sunday. State lotteries started in the US in 1964. The piece is a little misleading. 35% to 40% of funds played are lost by consumers. That is the same odds as the “numbers” or “policy racket” run by the mob in the good ol’days! Still, I guess it’s for a better cause. In fiscal 2025, 1.6 BILLION dollars went to fund public schools in Michigan alone. I stood on a ladder to take the pic. This would be called "point of purchase" advertising, but I guess I call it deceptive. Graphic Lottery rug, circa 1970? State unknown, found in Michigan. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb