First Half of 2024’s Most Popular Posts on Instagram
Yes, of course, we are going to look back at the most popular posts shared on Instagram for the first six months of the year. These are the posts that set the internet on fire, flipped the art world on it’s head, made me millions.
Well, not quite. But they sure are fun to look at. Enjoy!
10. Jolly Roger Flag
UNKNOWN Jolly Roger of HMS Unruffled (c. 1943) via National Museum of the Royal Navy
9. Mikki Itzigsohn
MIKKI ITZIGSOHN Songwriters #6 (2023) // Acrylic on wood; 24in x 30in courtesy the artist
8. Felipe Benito Archuleta’s Spotted Pig
FELIPE BENITO ARCHULETA Spotted Pig (ca. 1975) // Carved and painted cottonwood with hemp; 24 × 17 1/2 × 46 in. (60.96 × 44.45 × 116.84 cm) via Milwaukee Art Museum
7. Devil Bookends
ARTIST UNKNOWN Devil Bookends (20th Century) // Carved wood devils over sand filled constructed bookends; 5 ¼ h x 6 w x 4 ¼ “d. inches via Potter and Potter Auctions
6. Felipe Benito Archuleta’s Pig with Udders
FELIPE BENITO ARCHULETA Large Pig with Udders (1977) // Carved wood, putty, rope and paint; 21 in. high, 43 in. wide, 16 in. deep via Christie’s
5. Winged Death Gravestone
ARTIST UNKNOWN Gravestone of Lucy Ulmer (c. 1796; Southern Maine) // Featuring rustic winged death head resembling a spider (photo credit Ron Romano)
4. Elijah Pierce’s Frog Sculpture
ELIJAH PIERCE Untitled (Frog Sculpture) (1979) // Carved and painted wood; 6.25 in x 8 in x 3.25 in via The Keen Collection
3. Death Playing Chess
ALBERTUS PICTOR Death playing chess (1480-1490) // Monumental painting in Täby Church located near Stockholm, Sweden; inside the ribbon, now faded, once read “Jak spelar tik matt” translated to “I checkmate thee”
2. The Greatest Medicine Cabinet Ever
The greatest medicine cabinet ever, found in a barn in Vermont as seen at Aarne Anton’s Outsider Art Fair booth.
1. Luster Willis
Luster Willis piece titled ‘Hands Up’ (1987)
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