Prison Art Al Capone portrait in pencil on paper from prison

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Prison Art. A wonderful little tribute of the original gangster drawn by an inmate, I presume. Al Capone (aka Scarface) was connected to ...

Aunt Lindy and the Three Types of Girls Peaches, Preserves and Pickles. Original hand drawn postcard 1908 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Apparently there are three types of girls. Peaches, preserves and pickles…at least in 1908. Aunt Lindy here was probably the advocate of th...

Great Stone Carvings by Henry Church of Ohio Antique postcard image

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Ohio’s Henry Church (1835 - 1908) was a stone carver, a painter, a musical instrument maker and a blacksmith. His father discouraged Henrys...

Primitive Calligraphy Folk Art Doves drawn by hand 1910 Larry Snead Antique

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Larry Snead Folk Art Calligraphic Drawings (looking as much like tattoo flash rather than traditional folk art) on paper scraps 1910 - 1913...

CAT ! Antique Folk Art Drawing of a Cat c. 1900.

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CAT! Late 19th / early 20th century drawing of a cat. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Real Photo Postcard Wild and Wooly ! Mount Upton on July 4th with a monster aboard a cart.

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It’s the WILD and WOOLY BANGAROO (!) I’m going to need some help explaining this one. Real Photo Postcard The Wild and Wooly Kangaroo at ...

Collection Of Sam Doyle Paintings ex-Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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With a family reaching back to slavery I have always considerwd Sam Doyle as nw of the the most important self taught artist we had. Sam ...

Not by Mark Rothko

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Here’s what I call my amateur Mark Rothko. I remember posting it years ago and I got a some “That isn’t a Rothko” from people who don’t rea...

Large Sewer Tile clay frog. An early "end of day" sewer pipe piece.

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Large sewer tile pottery frog, ex Peter Brams, Justin Enger collection. Likely early 20th century. Collection Jim Linderman

Antique Scoop made of galvanized steel c. 1930. Primitive Sculpture !

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Absolutely beautiful handmade grain scoop of galvanized tin with brads and a wood handle. Sculptural! Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool...

Dull Tool Dim Bulb Basement

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I've been unable to play outside for ten days...Canadian smoke. So I painted my entire basement. I heard it isn't so much that the...

Justin McCarthy from the Jim Linderman Collection

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It has been more than 100 years since Justin McCarthy began painting, and 50 years of it was with no recognition. He began drawing while in...
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Victor Joseph Gatto Ink Drawing The Last Supper. collection Jim Linderman

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Last Supper by Victor Joseph Gatto. Gatto was a bachelor and a former featherweight boxer who lived with his widowed stepmother in the sect...

Victor Joseph Gatto Untitled “Fan Dancer” oil 4 x 2.5 inches Collection Jim Linderman

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Victor Joseph Gatto Untitled “Fan Dancer” oil 4 x 2.5 inches “Whenever Gatto begins a painting, the color scheme is clear in his mind. If ...

Justin McCarthy early drawing in colored pencil "Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford" collection Jim Linderman

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A VERY early drawing by self-taught artist Justin McCarthy dated 1920 depicting the first Hollywood power couple Douglas Fairbanks and Mary...

Gary Panter drawing for Vintage Sleaze the Blog (on hiatus) Collection Jim Linderman

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I hope everyone has seem the documentary on Pee Wee Herman now streaming. It’s great. Gary Panter, the artist who drew this little tribut...

What is Dull Tool Dim Bulb ? (A flattering artificial intelligence answer)

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Analysis of the Dull Tool Dim Bulb Blog by Jim Linderman The blog "Dull Tool Dim Bulb" is an online repository curated by Jim L...

James Harold Jennings Devil Art and Cigarette Butts for a Brush

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I never knew why North Carolina artist James Harold Jennings painted women wrestling the devil into submission, and I never remembered to a...

African-American Yard show Folk Art Alabama c. 1990s

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Unidentified African-American Yard Show in Alabama, early 1990s. TV in the air! Original photos Jim Linderrman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Satina Smokes ? Sideshow circus banner vintage snapshot photograph 1964

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Satina appears to be one of the animals available at the 1964 Clyde Beatty circus sideshow. Satina was likely an electrical act who would ...