Old Erotic Folk Art Sculpture Nude on a Log

Old Erotic Folk Art Sculpture  Nude carved out of a log.   16" tall.  Collection Jim Linderman

At your Service Silent Butler Folk Art Sculpture Antique 30" tall

At your Service   Silent Butler Folk Art Sculpture Antique 30" tall

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My WPA Sculpture Restoration Project

WPA era sculputure of a woman, and my restoration project for the last five years.  I'm not a fast worker!  This is from over 100 pieces, with many to go.  Figure is 20 inches tall and nearly three feet around.  Worth saving.  When all the pieces are firmly attached, I'll make a paste out of the "crumbs" which I saved as well and fill in some cracks. 

Antique Folk Art Turnwheel Crank Whirligig Sculpture

Antique Folk Art Turnwheel Crank Whirligig Sculpture made from Cigar Boxes, circa 1940 Collection Jim Linderman

A Folk Art Stone Head in Georgia or South Carolina

Two heads in between Columbus GA and Fairfax SC.  Original snapshot circa 1935?  
Colection Jim Linderman

Old Folk Art Bird Sculptures Wall Shelves c. 1930

Old Folk Art Bird Sculpture Wall Shelves c. 1930 Original Paint matching pair.
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African-American Folk Art Sculpture Lucy Robinson of Baltimore 1921-2012

African-American Folk Art Sculpture by the late Lucy Robinson of Baltimore collection Jim Linderman


Unusual and dramatic work created by the late Lucy Robinson, African-American b. 1921, Baltimore, MD.  Ms. Johnson was self-taught artistically, and she invented a form of sculptural art in which crepe paper was twisted tightly into cordage and applied to bottles, cardboard, tree branches and found objects.  The work here dates to the mid 1970s.  The "God is Love" globe is 1.5 feet tall, and measures some 50 inches around at the widest point.  Much of her work incorporates text, abstracted human figures and design elements of her own creation.  A good share of the pieces are religious.  The artist passed away in 2012, and a relative asked a Baltimore woman to administer the collection.  At the time of the artist's death, an exhibition was being planned, but to this day her work is shown publicly only in offices of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.  These are works the artist gifted to the staff.  

I acquired the works shown (top) from the Phoenix, Arizona based Nowhere to Land shop in Tucson, AZ.  The bulk of the remaining work is cataloged and stored, but at the time of this post several pieces are being offered by the seller HERE.  Among the available works is the enormous "Zodiac Horoscope" globe shown below:

Biographical material below was taken from the Obituary website with minor changes.  It is the most complete information on the artist:

Lucy Ellen Robinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 22, 1921 and departed gracefully on March 4, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Raison and Alice Beal Robinson (nee Lomax). She was ninety years old. Lucy was affectionately known as "Sister" to her family, friends and everyone who knew her. born in Baltimore, Maryland in the old "South Baltimore," she grew up learning to cook and clean before she could even read. Lucy was the oldest of four children; the lat Alexander Raison, the late Jeanette Robinson, and the late Flora Mae Claiborne. Lucy attended the Baltimore City Public School System but had to leave while in high school to help out at home. this however, did not deter her from her dreams. Lucy worked several jobs while growing up but her passion was art and music. she recorded several songs in the 1070's including a Christmas son song titled, "Daddy, Please come home for Christmas." She also had numerous copyrighted poems and books. Among them were, "The Witch from Creeky Hollow," "The Roach from No Man's Land," "Yes there Is a Better way," "Christ is coming Back Again," and "If I Could end This War Today." In the early 70's while recuperating from a surgical procedure, Lucy developed her own unique form of art. She was able to create beautiful pieces of colorful crafts from recycled materials such as rocks, seashells. empty soda and glass table tops, water-cooler containers and fish tanks to name a few. She would take different shades of crepe paper, transform it into a rope like material by hand, and use her wonderful imagination to turn it into something spectacular. She taught her amazing art form at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School's Summer Arts Program until 1977. Lucy's work has been sold at numerous craft shows and flea markets throughput Maryland, but she was so generous that she gave her art away as gifts. Over the lat thirty-five years she has made and given gifts to too many people to count. Among those recipients were President and Mrs. Barack Obama, governor Martin O'Malley, the late William Donald Schafer, Oprah Winfrey, Ray Lewis, and Dr. Benjamin Carson. Her work adorns the shelves and desk of numerous offices of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Afro-American Newspaper, City Hall, and Margaret Brent Elementary School. At the time of her death, she was patiently awaiting a possible exhibition of her work at the Reginald f. Lewis Museum. Lucy continued to create her magnificent and beautiful crafts until her untimely death.



Group of five original works by Lucy Robinson circa 1975 "God is Love Globe" and four vessels.  Collection Jim Linderman

Folk Art Tractor and Thresher Handmade circa 1910 Collection Jim Linderman

Folk Art Tractor and Thresher Handmade circa 1910.  Wood, Cast lead, Original Paint. 
Length 14"  Collection Jim Linderman

Giant Cat Folk Art Yard Art Tree and Root Sculptures

Giant Cat Folk Art Yard Art Tree and Root Sculpture snapshots.   Unknown location, unknown date.  Collection Jim Linderman

Three Large Folk Art Carved Stump Men Sculpture

Three Large Folk Art Carved Stump Men 19th - 20th century Collection Jim Linderman

Vintage Erotic Folk Art Sculpture Relief Carved Plaque

Vintage Erotic Folk Art Sculpture Relief Carved Plaque Collection Jim Linderman

Folk Art Sculpture Vintage Red-Headed Woodpecker

Folk Art Sculpture Vintage Red-Headed Woodpecker Collection Jim Linderman
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Antique Folk Art Erotic Sculpture Cigarette Holder Late 19th - Early 20th Century

Antique Folk Art Erotic Sculpture Carved Wood Cigarette Holder Late 19th - Early 20th Century
Collection Jim Linderman

Folk Art Sculpture Directions Real Photo Post Card collection Jim Linderman

Folk Art Sculpture Directions Real Photo Post Card collection Jim Linderman

Vintage Erotic Folk Art Carving Nude Sculpture

Vintage Erotic Folk Art Carving Nude Sculpture Collection Jim Linderman

Basketball Jones Folk Art Carving Sculpture Florida Collection Jim Linderman

Basketball Player Folk Art Sculpture Carving Florida No Date 16" Tall 
Collection Jim Linderman

African-American Folk Art Sculpture Yard Art collection Jim Linderman

The preservation, provenance and acquisition of this outdoor African-American folk art sculpture in concrete has an interesting story.  I saw the piece in situ, along with other garden sculptures by the same hand, some 30 years ago.  I was too tired to stop, but noted the location for a subsequent trip.  I went back two weeks later and the entire environment was gone.  Several weeks ago, it turned up again being offered by a New York dealer.  It turns out the pair had been, at some time, added to the collection of a prominent New Jersey collector, sold at auction and then finally sold to me.  Full circle.  I'll give them a good home for some time.  Great things thought lost often come around again.  

Large handmade folk art garden sculpture (pair) Collection Jim Linderman

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Honky Tonk Vintage Folk Art Sculpture and the Perils of Packing Collection Jim Linderman

Honky Tonk Vintage Folk Art Sculpture and the Perils of Packing

A piano player pounds the keys…and the carving is in pristine condition because it lived in a bottle for half a century.  The professor was whittled and built inside a one gallon bottle, shown last, which unfortunately, didn't.  Broken in the mail. 

One of the perils of purchasing objects through the mail is that both the collector and the seller have to accept responsibility for transporting or mailing the piece.  In this case, I recommended packing which was not followed by the seller.  I still ended up with a fantastic wood carving in wonderful condition (as nice as the day it was made) but I also ended up with a giant pile of broken glass.

I hate to be responsible for breaking something old.  The seller?  He obviously didn't care as much as I did, but to some things like this are mere product.  Maybe the little fellow here is happy to be out in the fresh air.


Folk Art Sculptural Whimsey (originally constructed in a glass bottle) No Date Collection Jim Linderman

Larger than Life Folk Art Clay Head Sculpture Antique

Twice life size folk art clay head.  Built up on wood base.  No date or signature
Collection Jim Linderman

Kicking Mule Antique Folk Art Sculpture

Kicking Mule Folk Art Sculpture  Collection Jim Linderman