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FolkArtwork Newsletter No. XLVIII: The Greates Flag Ever, A Patchwork Quilt Chair + More This Week in Outsider Art

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THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART​

HMS UNBROKEN CREW MEMBERS Jolly Roger Flag (c. 1940s) // Sold at Dukes Auctioneers for $15,230 h/t Lost Found Art
CHRISTINE SZETO Untitled (2015) // Chair upholstered with a patchwork quilt via Creative Growth
ESTEBAN WHITESIDE Goosebumps 1619 Project (2023) // Wax crayon on paper — available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork shop ✌️
EDWIN BOLTA Precipitated Happiness (2023) // Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas with Wood Frame courtesy the artist 
BILL TRAYLOR Untitled (Drinking Bout) (1938-1943) // Pencil, colored pencil, watercolor on found cardboard; 10 x 7 in. via Carl Hammer Gallery
The amount of work Reneesa Mccoy outputs is awe-inspiring. Her exploration of various mediums and the celebration of life and nature in her work concerning the female body is always stunning, most often in abstract and beautiful ways. Head over to her profile to see her entire collection and shop here in the FolkArtwork Collective for over a dozen original artworks for purchase. #FolkArtwork ✌️
WILLIAM HAWKINS Untitled (Big Cat) (1987) // Enamel and mixed media on masonite; 49 x 56 1/2 in. (124.5 x 143.5 cm) via Frank Maresca of Ricco/Maresca Gallery
ANDREW CLEMENS Portrait Sand Bottle Depicting Orrin T. Fuller (c. 1880s) // A bottle containing colored sand from McGregor, Iowa; 8 3/4 inches tall via Hindman Auctions sold in 2021 for $956,000
ELISABETTA ZANGRANDI Paesaggio Marino (Marine Landscape) (2022) // Acrylic on canvas panel; 9 x 11 4/5 in via James Barron Art
JJ CROMER Regional Character (2022) // Mixed media on paper; 33, 8.5″ x 6.5″ via American Primitive / Nexus Singularity @aarneanton

FEATURED ARTIST

SAM PLANETTA Untitled works (c. 2022-2023) // Cardstock, posterboard, welfare envelope, origami paper, construction paper, cigarette pack foil, glue, craft wrap courtesy the artist

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The FolkArtwork Collective Outsider Art Fair Online Viewing Room.

MUST WATCH

Enjoy a must-watch documentary short on Kea Tawana, a self-taught artist and builder, designed and built the massive boat by herself, using materials salvaged from 19th century buildings being torn down in an urban wasteland. Directed by Susan Wallner, part of the 2019 Raw Vision short film competition.

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OH WORD?

Limited Edition Fine Art Prints by Gabrielle K Brown in the FolkArtwork Collective Shop​

Last week, for the first time ever in the FolkArtwork Collective, we dropped limited edition prints available for purchase by Sarah Lee. This week, we’re adding more limited edition prints by the newest member of the FolkArtwork Collective, Gabrielle K Brown.

>> VIEW NOW <<

HAPPENINGS

GO SEE:

NEW YORK

CHICAGO

LOS ANGELES​

BALTIMORE

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OHIO

TEXAS 


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

The FolkArtwork Collective Outsider Art Fair Online Viewing Room.

And check out original artwork for sale at the FolkArtwork Collective
Thank you <3

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