Brick Clay Miniature Brick Fund Raising Gimmick and the Church of Herman Bridgers Rocky Mount North Carolina

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  A church needs a strong foundation, but it also needed lots of brick walls!  So the Rocky Mount Methodist Church sold tiny red bricks to...

19th Century Folk Art Tombstones in Michigan

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19th Century Folk Art Tombstones in Michigan  Photographs by Jim Linderman

Anonymous Folk Art Wood Carving of a Native American

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VERY fine cult braids (unbroken) on an undated Native American folk art wood carved bust. Date unknown, Collection Jim Linderman

Antique Folk Art Sculpture Statue of Liberty in Antique Week Magazine

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Folk Art Statue of Liberty from the Jim Linderman collection is featured in the July 11, 2016 issue of Antique Week.  Article by Susan...

Homemade Handmade Book The Tenth Commandment 19th Century Folk Art Book

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Manilla paper was developed in the 19th century and used as a cheap material for children's art projects.  This handmad...

Invisible Commute Photographs by Lauren Leja Review and More

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© Lauren Le j a Invisible Commute © Lauren Leja Invisible Commute Photographer (and writer) Lauren Leja works with her eyes...

Spanking A Vintage Photograph

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It has been called many things, but it ultimately comes down to slapping the buttocks of another.  In this case, the "other" i...

African American Motorcycle Club Pair of Original Polaroid photographs

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African American Motorcycle Club Pair of Original Polaroid photographs  Collection Jim Linderman

Fun with Furzies ! Flocking the Furzie way from Zenith Toys of Brooklyn

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We have quite a few artists followers on Dull Tool Dim Bulb, so you might be on the lookout for some Furzie inspired works to show up ...

The Amazing Story of Jesse T. Stubbs Monument Builder Orange Tree Promoter and Hero The Road to Peace on 42nd Street

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IN 1947, a strange man entered a Kansas City pawn shop and left with $750 dollars in his pocket.  He had pawned an amazing book.  It wa...

Antique Blueprint Drawings Staten Island Ferry and Wacky War Machines

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Antique Blueprint Drawings.  Stat e n Island Ferry and Wacky War Machines! We can thank Alphonse Politevin for inventing...

William Young Invents the Tiny House Fad 1935! From the book In Situ American Folk Art in Place by Jim Linderman

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William Young is shown with his less than regal sleeping accommodations in 1935.  Yes, it is only a pushcart with a bed, but they we...

Fourth Dimension Blows Up! Japan Transfer Sticker Space Travel

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Well, not "blown up" but scanned at a high resolution and enlarged.  I am a sucker for vintage Japanese...

Raw Vision reviews Eccentric Folk Art Drawings of the 19th and 20th Centuries by Jim Linderman

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Raw Vision Magazine is essential for any art collector or library of art books.  Subscriptions, the current issue and back issues are a...

Dull Tool Dim Bulb Colors of the Month Lettuce Green and Princess Blue Artnamel

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There is no date on this Cochran Artnamel salesman sample, but one source indicates 1930s, more or less.  Hmm. A shame, as this seemingly ...

Billy Burke's Toothpick Park American Folk Art in Place IN SITU the BOOK by Jim Linderman

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As the note on the reverse asks, how could anyone have so much patience?  He was in stir.  The Greybar Hotel.  The slammer, the coo...

FREE PREVIEW of the NEW BOOK AMERICAN FOLK ART IN PLACE:IN SITU by Jim Linderman

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American Folk Art in Place IN SITU By Jim Linderman  260 Pages!   Available in paperback $24 dollars plus postage or in...