Art Brut from Detroit Michigan Sam Mackey

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The little known work of Sam Mackey is shown here from several institutional collections. Mr. Macky was the grandfather of Tyree Guyton, c...

The Jordan line of Dreamed up Automobiles from the 1950s. Vintage Scrapbook with original drawings

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Dream Automobiles! Robert Jordan creates his own line of imaginary automobiles in the 1950s. A 6" x 8" handmade booklet with cu...

Antique American Folk Art Drawing of a Wild Turkey

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An early folk art drawing of a wild turkey. Signature appears to read "S.G. Fry" with no date. C. 1890 - 1910. Collection Dull ...

Original Carnival Photographs by Larry Epstein

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What we have is a group of interesting carnival and sideshow photographs taken by Larry Epstein (Laurence David Epstein) likely of Philade...

Anderson Johnson Preacher, Artist, Performer. Henry Stone records and Vernon Carter writes a Book

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I'm pleased to have learned the website of Legendary Independent Music Producer Henry Stone from Florida is using my photo of the Rever...
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Blanch Ackers African-American Artist from Arkansas, Michigan.

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Blanch Ackers moved from Arkansas to near Detroit, Michigan in 1943. In 1985 she found employment in a Foster Grandparent program and was ...

True Crime Dull Tool Dim Bulb. Lurid Drawings by a Young Woman Underworld True Crime Stories

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Two lurid drawings by a young woman in 1947. These come from an album of original art (and a few tracings?) with the initials M.R. Lets ass...

Back to School Drawings. Students from the 1950s draw the Family at Dinner collection Jim Linderman

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Well, the assignment is "My Family at Dinner" and the paper is manilla. I like to think of these drawings as being on the cusp o...

At the Circus. Vintage photographs of Circus Performers and Trainers from the Jim Linderman Collection

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Most of these antique circus photographs have appeared on the Dull Tool Dim Bulb blog before, each with a story and some documentation. Th...

Antique American Folk Art Drawing Woman with Umbrella Anonymous late 19th Century Collection Jim Linderman

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