Antique Folk Art Cane Carver and Whimsy Maker c. 1880

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Antique Folk Art Cane Carver and Whimsy Maker Original Photograph c. 1880 Collection Jim Linderman (Gift from a friend.) 

Cowboy Artist Las Vegas Kim aka J. Edgar Kimsey Postcards from the American West

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Cowboy Artist Las Vegas Kim aka J. Edgar Kimsey Postcards from the American West. Las Vegas Kim was a real cowbo...
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Schoolgirl Construction Paper c.1920 Untitled (Creamer) by Adele Hudgens Indiana

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"In the late nineteenth century, a genre of colored educational papers were marketed to teachers in school supply catalogues (Andre...

Christmas Special. The WORST Folk art Environment EVER. New Jerusalem of Dr. Riker

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Joints like this are what gave the state of California their unofficial motto "Land of Fruit and Nuts." Photographs of th...

Vintage Traveling Photographer on CB Radio RIsque Pinup Business Card

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Vintage Traveling Photographer on CB Radio RIsque Pinup Business Card! It appears Mr. Stoneburner fancied himself the "go-to" ...

A Genuine Dog and Pony show

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Genuine Dog and Pony show! On reverse: Willie J. Bernard, Manager.  Bernard's Freak Animal Fair Canaan, NH. No date, circa 1930?  Co...

Mimeographed Amateur Pornography from 1950s Mexico 7 Zephyrs Press

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7 Zephyrs Press was a primitive smut publisher working just over the border in Juarez and Tijuana, Mexico.  By 1955, t...

African-American folk art environment Memphis, TN c. 1990

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Memphis flash! African-American folk art environment Memphis, TN c. 1992  Photographs by Jim Linderman

Vernacular Architecture Noah's Ark in the Desert

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Vernacular Architecture  Noah's Ark in the Desert.  Noah's Ark with label.  No date.  Collection Jim Linderman

19th Century School Craft Show

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Craft Day at the local public school.  Circa 1920?  Pair of 8 x 10 original photographs collection Jim Linderman

Black Friday Shopping for Dull Tool Dim Bulb Books

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Shopping? I have one book nearly in the can and another soon.  Until then, for Holiday book purchases of current Jim Linderman Books , c...

12,000 Bottle Caps in Folk Art Chair of Logan Davis 1935

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Logan Davis presents his 12,000 bottle cap folk art chair and wins the Hobby Contest!  1935

Antique Folk Art Doll Wood Carving Late 19th / Early 20th Century

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Antique Folk Art Doll Wood Carving.  Carved by hand with original paint, circa 1890-1920. Collection Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb

B. F. Perkins Brick Tower Words of God Vernacular Architecture

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B. F. Perkins Brick Tower Words of God.  Original photograph Jim Linderman 1992 Alabama

The Folk Art Concrete Water Jug of S.P. Dinsmoor Garden of Eden

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Anyone who has studied American Folk / Outsider art environments is familiar with Steven Dinsmoor and his Garden of Eden.  This appears...

Driftwood Charlie and his Folk Art Stone Carvings

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Postcard of Driftwood Charlie and his stone carvings.  No Date.  Collection Dull Tool Dim Bulb.   Photos of his work cribbed from ...

Gay Aquatic Review and Mike Duffy Miniature Sideshow Carnival At the Circus in Black and White

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I've done thirty or more "at the circus in black and white" posts here over the years, but this one is most curious.  The...

Antique American Folk Art Wood Carving Miniatures

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Antique American Folk Art Wood Carving Miniatures.  1" to 2" tall.   Collection Dull Tool Dim Bulb

WW2 Folk Art "Winged Angel" Trench Art drawn on a Pillowcase Love during Wartime

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World War Two Folk Art "Winged Angel" Trench Art drawn on a Pillowcase.  Northeastern United States c. 1945.  Framed behind pl...

Vintage Handmade Child's Miniature Cook Book Drawn by Hand Folk Art

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A Vintage Handmade Child's Miniature Cook Book Drawn by Hand.  4" x 6" with hand written recipes and som...