THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**MARIA PRYMACHENKO** Pretty Pig (1965) // Gouache on paper, 60 x 85 cm via *National Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art*

**ELAINE H. SPENCER** Childhood Memory #44 / The Cellar: “Don’t worry,” said his sister sweetly, “I won’t turn off the light…” (1988) // Cotton; 51 3/4 × 43″ via *American Folk Art Museum*

**HORACE PIPPIN** The Ending of the War, Starting Home (1930-1933) // Oil on canvas via *Philadelphia Museum of Art*

**DOROTHY F. FOSTER** Solitude (n.d.) // Ink on found printed paper; 7 3/16 x 4 13/16 inches via *Fleisher/Ollman Gallery*

**LORNE REID** Untitled (1987) // Acrylic on board; 36″ x 45″ via *Black Sheep Gallery*

**ADOLF WÖLFLI** Gourmet Food Store: Feeding the Fishes (1911) Pencil and colored pencil drawing via *the Prague City Gallery in the Czech Republic*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** David and Goliath Odd Fellows Folk Art (c. 1921; Lyons, Kansas) via *Odd Evil Store*

**EMITTE HYCH** Untitled paintings (c. 2000s) via *The Pardee Collection*

**JACKIE BRADSHAW** Fools in love (2022) // Watercolour on paper — available for purchase via *the artist in the #FolkArtwork shop* ✌️

**FRIEDRICH SCHRÖDER-SONNENSTERN** The King of Sniffles (Der Schnupfnkönig) (1958) // Colored pencil on paper via *Milwaukee Art Museum*

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ART ENVIRONMENT OF THE WEEK

**John Christensen’s Rock Garden (aka Itasca Rock Garden)**

JOHN CHRISTENSEN Itasca Rock Garden (Christensen Rock Garden) (c. 1925-1938)

Located in small-town Albert Lea, Minnesota, the Itasca Rock Garden — it sits on the former Itasca Village that graced the land from 1855-1890 — or Christensen Rock Garden if you prefer — it was built by John Christensen — is another unique art environment of yesteryear.

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MUST WATCH

‘William Hall: Keep Drawing’

Enjoy a must-watch documentary short on self-taught artist William Hall, directed by Scott Ogden of SHRINE Gallery and Jenn Ruff, part of the 2019 Raw Vision short film competition.

“I knew I was alone and not accomplishing anything outside in the world, so I’ll accomplish it here, so it was sort of a lifesaver … Gee, we’re lucky to have something to do.”
William Hall

OH WORD?

**Art from Iran vol. x: Nakhoda Abdalrasool Gharibi**

Please enjoy these untitled works done by Nakhoda Abdalrasool Ghaibi, acrylic paint on canvas and paper, courtesy and many thanks to Morteza Zahedi of Gallery Outsiderinn.

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HAPPENINGS

GO SEE:

NEW YORK

Andrew Edlin Gallery: Beverly Buchanan: Northern Walls and Southern Yards // Mar 25 – May 13

CHICAGO

Hanna Pietri Gallery presents Maurice Sullins // Online

LOS ANGELES

SHRINE LA: Blair Saxon-Hill Spirits, Queens, Dogs and Flowers // May 23 – Jul 01

BALTIMORE

Nomu Nomu: Esteban White Side presents Think Tank

NEW MEXICO

Museum of International Folk Art: Yōkai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan + Fashioning Identities: A Companion to Dressing with Purpose and more! // Now Open

OHIO

Lindsay Gallery: Ricky Barnes “The Right Kind”

TEXAS

FROM THE COLLECTIVE

NOEL HATFIELD Girl with Impasto Flowers (2021) // Oil Painting on Dibond Aluminum with Gamvar Gloss Varnish — available for purchase via the artist on the #FolkArtwork shop ✌️

And check out original artwork for sale at the FolkArtwork Collective
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THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART​

ART ENVIRONMENT OF THE WEEK

MUST WATCH

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HAPPENINGS

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