Victor Joseph Gatto Untitled “Fan Dancer” oil 4 x 2.5 inches Collection Jim Linderman

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Victor Joseph Gatto Untitled “Fan Dancer” oil 4 x 2.5 inches “Whenever Gatto begins a painting, the color scheme is clear in his mind. If ...

Justin McCarthy early drawing in colored pencil "Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford" collection Jim Linderman

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A VERY early drawing by self-taught artist Justin McCarthy dated 1920 depicting the first Hollywood power couple Douglas Fairbanks and Mary...

Gary Panter drawing for Vintage Sleaze the Blog (on hiatus) Collection Jim Linderman

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I hope everyone has seem the documentary on Pee Wee Herman now streaming. It’s great. Gary Panter, the artist who drew this little tribut...

What is Dull Tool Dim Bulb ? (A flattering artificial intelligence answer)

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Analysis of the Dull Tool Dim Bulb Blog by Jim Linderman The blog "Dull Tool Dim Bulb" is an online repository curated by Jim L...

James Harold Jennings Devil Art and Cigarette Butts for a Brush

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I never knew why North Carolina artist James Harold Jennings painted women wrestling the devil into submission, and I never remembered to a...

African-American Yard show Folk Art Alabama c. 1990s

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Unidentified African-American Yard Show in Alabama, early 1990s. TV in the air! Original photos Jim Linderrman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Satina Smokes ? Sideshow circus banner vintage snapshot photograph 1964

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Satina appears to be one of the animals available at the 1964 Clyde Beatty circus sideshow. Satina was likely an electrical act who would ...

Folk Art Sign for Furniture in Vintage photograph

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Looks like it was easier to buy a home back in the late 19th century. Folk Art Handmade Furniture Sign. I’m not quite sure what (or who) i...

Monster on the streets of Duluth.

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Duluth, Minnesota parade 1926. “An off center wheel in the rear moved the tail in a grotesque fashion while an operator within open and sh...

Harold Maxwell Outsider Artist of Pinups and Burlesque c. 1955

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Harold Maxwell first appeared, I believe, at Brimfield, the legendary slog in the mud for Antiques. I don’t know how many of these bizarre...

Pair of Vintage Hand Made Folk Art Puppets from Paper - Mache

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Handmade 1950s Folk Art Puppets with moving extremities and mouths. Folk Art. Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Wood Carved Mule Factory of Mr. Webb in Missouri Folk Art

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H. P. Webb does some quality control at his Mule Factory in Missouri. Real Photo Postcard c. 1940 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim ...

Las Vegas Kim the Risque Texas Postcard King of the 1930s

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Little Lithographs of Las Vegas Kim Texas Cowboy Art Postcards of J. Edgar Kimsey Cowboy Artist Las Vegas Kim aka J. Edgar Kimsey Postcards...

Antique Folk Art Handmade Mickey Mouse Figure collection Jim Linderman

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Great paint on this Mickey Mouse standing figure for the yard. Circa 1940 or so, so an early Mickey. Both Sides Shown Great paint and wear...

Unusual Make Do Antique Child's Hand Painted Blocks Folk Art Toy

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A rare group of hand-painted child’s blocks from Oklahoma, circa 1930-1940. One can easily imagine a mother painting these wood scraps to e...

Leroy Person Carved Table Early Southern Black Folk Art

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Leroy Person. Handmade Table with incised wood on legs and the supports. Unpainted. c.1960 - 1970. Mr. Person’s early work was etched on t...

The Famous Mouth Artist of Texas Nyla Gladine Thompson Texas Art BOOK by Jim Linderman

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My new book is NYLA GLADINE THOMPSON: The Famous Texas Mouth Artist. It is a remarkable story, She was a victim of infant polio, and taugh...

Antique American Folk Art carved Man in a top hat letter opener Uncle Sam Collection Jim Linderman

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Antique American Folk Art carved Man in a top hat letter opener. Original Paint. Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Six startled women Outsider Art Drawings by "Miss Daisy"

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SIX STARTLED WOMEN! Drawings by an anonymous west coast shut-in at this point known only as Ms. Daisy. Each is 9" x 12" and there ...

Large Carved Folk Art Articulated Dancing Man in original paint dated 1957 Collection Jim Linderman

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Giant (goofy) articulated figure! 20 inches tall with original paint Made in 1957 as a gift Large articulated figure collection Jim Linder...

Turtle Quilt

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Turtle Quilt 20th century Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog

Niuglo the mystery photographer for VEA Magazine from Mexico

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A scarce photo of Niuglo, the obscure Mexican photographer! I was so glad to find it. I check in on Niuglo every few years to see what’s...

The Dull Tool Dim Bulb Office 2025 Folk Art Collection

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The Dull Tool Dim Bulb Office 2025 Folk Art Collection

Antique Whirligig Figure in original paint collection Jim Linderman Folk Art Carving

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An antique whirligig fragment of a particularly less than beautiful man. Folk art carving, Original paint, human hair, red,white and blue....

Young Woman's drawings in a practice notebook c. 1877 Schoolgirl Art of impressive skill

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Some highlights from a practice notebook of a schoolgirl. I use “delightful” sparingly but it is appropriate here. Some are full pages, two...

Anonymous was a Woman an essential and beautiful book

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First published in 1975, "Anonymous was a Woman" is one of my favorite titles and one I frequently mention. As if women didn'...

A Folk Art Carving of a Couple "coupled" Antique Risque Motion Toy

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A Folk Art Carving of a Couple "coupled" Antique Risque Motion Toy collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Folk Art Handmade Original Paint Greenhouse Sign Retro Vintage

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Hand Painted Sign for Star Greenhouses Big Rapids, MI. Hand cut letters and stars, original paint. Approx. Five feet long. Circa 1950 - 19...

Painted by Hand Envelope Cachet works which correspond to each city from which they originate! Unusual Art

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I firmly believe everyone should have a hobby, and this gent certainly did. In every town he would stop and paint the a work to represent it...

Three original drawings by Basil Merrett c. 1945 - 1950 Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog Outsider Art Art Brut Christmas

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Three hand-drawn Christmas pieces by Basil Merrett drawn while confined at the mental hospital Bedlam in London c. 1950. Other “occupants”...

Beatnik wannabee anonymous snapshot.

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BEATNIKS! Well, beatnik wannabe privileged white folk with a mural, anyway. They must have recently read a Life Magazine expose on the “Be...

Bizarre Real Photo Postcard of a group of strange paintings. RPPC

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A bizarre real photo postcard seemingly depicting a life gone wrong through 4 paintings. Some allegorical tale of which I do not know.I gue...

Calamity Ice Bombs and the Coming Super Man. D.W. Matter Marches from Hell

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The Coming World-Wide Calamity was originally published in 1943 and sold for a dime. There isn’t anything remarkable about it except the co...

Real Photo Postcard of Uncle Sam. Circa 1920 collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Real Photo Postcard of Uncle Sam. Circa 1920 collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Sewing Card Set hand stitched 1927 Schoolgirl Art

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A Sewing Card Set created by 4th Grader Miss Lillian Ethel Wandel in 1927. The set was commercial (although the box indicates only an inven...

Soap Carving of a Prison and Prison Yard made from Ivory Soap c, 1930

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Prison (and prison yard) hand-carved from a bar of Ivory Soap. Circa 1930. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb #soapcarving. #iv...

Captain Hadacol and the Hadacol Bounce 25 cents off token

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America still runs on snake oil, but not like the good old days. Every few years, some criminal chemist discovers and markets a concoctio...