Pair of Folk Art Portraits on an envelope mailed with Pennsylvania House of Representatives Franking Privilege ? Civil War era

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A pair of pencil portaits dated 1861,likely by a young woman, which were drawn on an envelope which appears to have been mailed using Congr...

19th Century Calligraphy by Laura Trimble

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Looks like Laura had to sqeeze her last name in here. An afterthought? Miniature Calligraphic drawing, c. 1890 Collection Dull Tool Dim Bu...

Rare Photographs of Justin McCarthy and Elijah Pierce 1972 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Two Man Show

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I was surprised to come across a group of photographs of the outsider art masters Justin McCarthy and Elijah Pierce taken at their two-man ...

Antique Folk Art Hearts on a String. Lucile Effie Morse and the Colors of Love

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Poignant folk art showing the hearts and colors of love. Six hearts, each a different color representing a different kind of love. Hopeful...

Early Photograph of a Cross Dresser

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Well, I think this snapshot qualifies as an early photo of a cross-dresser...even if it was posed in jest. Still an unusual vernacular phot...

Primitive Vintage Embroidered Bible Crib Quilt collection Jim Linderman

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Bible Crib Quilt with Embroidered Primitive Biblical stories. 24 individual numbered events. 32" x 48" Collection Jim Linderma...
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19th Century Folk Art Drawing "Group of Birds" by J.W. (Job Wagner) Pencil on Ruled Paper collection Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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19th Century Folk Art Drawing "Group of Birds" by J.W (likely Job Wagner) Pencil on Ruled Paper collection Dull Tool Dim Bulb Tha...

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...