Jimmy Lee Sudduth Folk Art Painting 1970’s Cabin Organic Materials

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Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910-2007)…One of the “elder” statesman and master of Black Folk Art in America. Schooled in the segregated … more Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910-2007)…One of the “elder” statesman and master of Black Folk Art in America. Schooled in the segregated south even a one room school house. Didn’t learn to read or write but made the best of the situation painting with mud on stumps in the woods as a child. His native mother encouraged and the work began. His paintings are in major privately held collections of folk art, outsider art and self taught art.

Note: If you are in Nashville visit James Beard Foundation Award winner Sean Brock’s Audrey restaurant for a nice collection of Jimmy Lee Sudduth

Note: Painted with all mud and natural pigments except for trees and other areas done with art pencils. Masterpiece example of Cabin. Painted during a brief period when some early dealers supplied Jim with Art Pencils for a few years.
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