Original 19th century Photograph of a folk art sculpture group of carved dogs birds and more.

I was challenged to identify the maker but have failed so far. Lots of birds and a pair of dogs. Excellent carved folk art from 1890 to 1910 maybe. I would have had the dogs face each other, but that’s just my sense of balance. A detail scan shows the menagerie, the other shows the garden. Early photograph of folk art carvings in the garden. Circa 1890 - 1910. The photo is 5” x 7” in an 8” x 10” mount. Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb The Blog.

Group of Three Folk Art Articulated Figure Carvings

Small Articulated figure folk art figures. Circa 1920 - 1940 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Folk Art Sewer Tile Miniature Shoe c. 1900 - 1920

Miniature Sewer Tile Shoe circa 1900 - 1920. A shoe formed in a mold for commercial sale made by Sewer Tile workers in their off-time. Length 5 inches, 2 1/2 inches tall at heel. Signed on base “JG” Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb the blog.

The Bettie Page Scrapbook found in Virginia Robert Harrison and his Cheescake

Over on my Facebook "Rare Bettie Page" page I’ve been posting from a 1950s Scrapbook found in a dumpster in Virginia. These magazine photos appear to have come mostly from Robert Harrison magazines of the era which featured gossip and cheesecake. He employed an army of pinup photographers. One page is significant as it shows Bettie Page with her famous Bettie Bangs and without! African American NYC policeman / photographer Jerry Tibbs suggested she would look better with them and he sure was right. I used some of these in a book years ago without identifying the model. Original pages from the vintage scrapbook Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb #bettiepage. #scrapbook #robertharrison #1950s. #pinup #pinups

Jack Savitsky the coal miner folk artist two early works from 1965

Jack Savitsky, AKA “Coal Miner Jack” (1910 - 1991) was in fact a coal miner with a 6th grade education from Pennsylvania who developed Black Lung Disease in 1960. This forced him to leave the job he followed his father into. His son Jack Savitt suggested Savitsky take up art not long after he became sick in 1960. He achieved great success for a folk artist primarily as his well-known “Train in a Coal Town” painting was featured in 1974 on the cover of Herbert Hemphill’s book “Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists” in 1974, A book which belongs in any art collection and which frankly remains the best source on this thing of ours. Hemphill, or “Bert” as known was preternaturally inclusive in the self-taught masters he first brought to the attention of many collectors. Now that used books are affordable, an essential purchase. I was proud to visit and call Bert a friend, and I was also proud to visit Jack Savitt and his wife Mary Lou many times at their house where they continued to sell the work by Savitsky until they both also passed. In my mind, all legends now but at one time approachable to a novice collector like myself. Hemphill passed in 1998. Unlike the familiar coal mining themes of Savitsky’s work, he was prolific in all manner of subjects as the rather strange early drawings here reveal. These are 9 x 12 or so and on paper unlike the hundreds of small drawings he did on the back of cut-up cereal boxes later in life. His work is included in a dozen prominent museums today. The photo was given to me by painter Sterling Strauser, who knew Savitsky and many notable artists from an earlier era of the appreciation of self-taught art. NOTE there are several fake works attributed to the artist but being offered on eBay currently. Don’t be misled. Pair of Jack Savitsky drawings 1965 collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog.

Large Folk Art Carving of a Standing Man Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Folk Art Carving of a Standing Man with in interesting mid-section. His likely unfinished (?) quality gives him a large sculptural presence. Nearly 20 inches tall and 5 inches wide. Dating from early 20th century. Collection Jim Linderman. /. Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog. #folk art. #folkartcarving. #folkartsculpture. #anonymoous. #unknownartist.

Long Nose Ring Toss Hand Painted Vintage Folk Art Dull Tool Dim Bulb Archives

Long Nose Ring Toss Hand Painted Vintage Folk Art now in a private collection Dull Tool Dim Bulb Archives

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Books by Jim Linderman currently available from Blurb.com

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Paintings by Jim Linderman 2011 - 2012

Paintings by Jim Linderman 2011 - 2012. Acryllic on paper.

Stylish Drawings from a Schoolgirl Folk Art 1935

Stylish Drawings from a Schoolgirl Folk Art 1935. A young woman amateur artist finds glamor in her pencil...I obtained nearly 50 individual drawings by the nameless and unknown artist, some mounted on scrapbook paper. Fortunately one piece has the date. Selection from a large group of 1935 amateur fashion drawings by a young woman. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Dilmus Hall Seated Devil African-American folk art sculpture Athens, Georgia c. 1980

Dilmus Hall Seated Devil African-American folk art sculpture Athens, Georgia c. 1980 Dull Tool Dim Bulb Archives.

Antique American Folk Art Sign original paint two-sided 32" x 37" on Galvanized steel with frame

Antique American Folk Art Sign original paint two-sided 32" x 37" on Galvanized steel with frame Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb.

Jack Ruby Gives Candy Barr a Puppy

JFK was shot 62 years ago today. Odd the Warren Report couldn't say how mobster Jack Ruby got into the Dallas Police basement to shoot Oswald, but they DID learn Ruby gave Candy Barr a Puppy!

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox on top of a building Original snapshot from the 1950s St. Ignace, Michigan

This appears to be a kind of ratty Paul and Babe seated on the roof of an abandoned house with primitive,made by hand identifying signs. Not only is big Paul seated, he’s surrounded by wire fence to thwart intimate encounters.Babe looks a little tipsy too. Despite working with a fuzzy amateur photograph, I’ve tracked them to Castle Rock, Michigan. Look close and you can make out the rock upper left. At some point in Babe and Paul were moved to a new place within a fence, but the shack is gone. I have found a similar photo atop the shack claiming to be from 1953…but haven’t found when he was originally built. Some sources say “in the 1950s” To see a post with lots better Pauls, see: https://dulltooldimbulb.blogspot.com/2009/04/paul-bunyan-fakelore-urban-legend-and.html Original fuzzy snapshot photo of Paul Bunyan and Babe at Castle Rock, St. Ignace MI. Circa 1950 (?) collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Vintage Polaroid photograph of Ventriloquist vents (dummies) part two

I posted a collection of ventriloquist dummys (vents) a while ago, but I have more as shown. Others are at https://dulltooldimbulb.blogspot.com/2015/09/polaroid-dummys-vintage-snapshots-of.html Original polaroid photographs of vents. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Handheld Technology! Personal Stag Film Projectors from the Golden Age of Porn. Goofy Graphics from Vintage Advertisements

A history of handheld projectors is easy to pull up, but most omit that widespread acceptance of them can be attributed to porn. These little cartoony images for mail order stag films created for the market. Like all visual technologies, illicit images of woman created the demand.These images were common in men’s magazines from 1950 to 1960 or so. Dull Tool Dim Bulb the Blog

19th c. Carved Folk Art Puppet Head with original paint.

Two views of a painted carved wooden puppet head, 19th Century. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Two Old Goats on a Float ! Original photograph of an IOOF parade float with characters.

The IOOF Interlocking rings sybolize Frendship, Love and Truth. Independent Order of Odd Fellows here celebrate with the triple rings, a goat and a somewhat grizzled participant. Original Photograph c. 1900? Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

STICK YOUR HEAD HERE ! Antique Comic Foreground original photographs collection Jim Linderman

STICK YOUR HEAD HERE ! Antique Comic Foreground original photographs collection Jim Linderman