Original Art from “Trace and Color” by Anonymous 1937. Crayon on translucent paper Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Original Art from “Trace and Color” by Anonymous 1937. Crayon on translucent paper Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Tintype Copy of a Folk Art Portrait 19th century art and photography merge

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A half-plate tintype photograph of an even earlier folk art portrait of a young woman. We might place the portrait to 1825 or 1830, I'm...

Time for Laundy and some Debt! Handmade Sign with life-size folk art figures orignal photograph

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Time for laundry and debt ! Original Sign with life-sized folk art figures Snapshot photograph. "A Copper Washer for a Silver Dollar...

Eight-Pagers from the 1930s The ribald little comics comment on Wallis Simpson and the Royal Scandal.

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Well, it’s been scandal after scandal for the Royals, and Prince Andrew may be the worst of them. Creep. It’s not the first dicey debacle t...

Sewer Tile / Pipe Folk Art Grotesque Man Sculpture

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Grotesque Man (co-worker or the boss?) End of Day Sewer Tile Figure, Likely Ohio. Sewer Tile Folk Art was made from left-over clay at pipe...

Chalk Talks for Young People by J. W. VanDeventer. Low Art made High

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Years ago I collected about a dozen “Chalk Talk” books. Chalk Talk is what that charlatan Glenn Beck used to do to confuse his unwitting tv...

Unknown Folk Art Environment in Canada

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A colorful Canadian folk art environment. The decoration looks like marshmallows! This is a photograph as opposed to a postcard, there is n...

Group of Crayon Exercises Anonymous antique School Child Art c. 1910 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

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Vibrant Group of Crayon Exercises Anonymous antique School Child Art c. 1910 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb #juvenillia. #sc...

The Paper House still standing. Folk Art Newspaper Environment

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When I looked up The Paper House I expected it to have burned up. Nope! Entirely made from rolled paper! The maker invented a special sauc...

Disembodied Folk Art Head

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A curious disembodied head. Painted on 5.8” thick ruff hewn wood and 7 inches tall. There is wear on the wood subsequent to it being painte...

The World's Largest Crow. Folk Art Carvings Handmade Sign

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Well, I know Spring is around the corner as the family of crows has started reproducing. Actually, this is a polaroid snapshot of Crow’s Ne...

Women in Hats by Miss Daisy Outsider Art

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WOMEN IN HATS Outsider Art by Miss Daily 1950 - 1970 The world’s a mess but Spring is imminent and that means woman in hats. Plus the Outsi...

Large Antique Homemade Folk Art Horse and Buggy Toy

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A Large wood carved horse pulls a handmade cart made of hand cut sheet metal and wood. The largest pull toy ever! Folk Art toy wagon and...

Victor Joseph Gatto "Deer" ink drawing c. 1950

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Victor Joseph Gatto “Deer” ink on paper c. 1950 Portions of the artist’s wikipedia entry follows: Gatto, who was entirely self-taught, b...

Superman ! A Homemade and Handmade Superman Doll from Mexico

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I have posted several naive attempts at creating Superman on the blog. A wood carving, several drawings, etc. but this fellow is the best...

Basil Merrett Celebrates Lincoln for President's Day Art Brut Outsider Artist

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I like to post my holiday celebrations a day early, as if I forget I have to wait another year. The perfect President’s Day post is this wo...

Bunny Yeager Documentary on Netflix! The Woman who took Betty Page from dark dirty rooms and brought her to Sunshine!

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There is a new documentary on Netflix of Linnea Eleanor "Bunny" Yeager. She was a pioneer woman photographer whose work you know ...

Dull Tool Dim Bulb receives a Valentine Card

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Sharing it with ALL our followers then, now and in the future! Happy Valentines Day to all.

Naive, Folky postcard illustration for Singer Trailer Park in Florida.

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Here is a naive, folky illustration used to advertise the Singer Trailer Court in Pensacola, Florida. The artist isn’t identified. I can’t ...

Handmade antique Paper Doll from Texas made of Leather and Fabric Scraps Armed! c. 1935

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Handmade Paper Doll made of leather and assorted fabric depicting an armed cowgirl (!) Texas origin c. 1935. Note holster and pistol. Was t...