1980s Vintage Jimmy Lee Sudduth Folk Art Painting “Farmer”

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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 mother encouraged and the work began. His paintings are in major privately held collections of folk, outsider art and self taught art.

Rich colors. A strong example of a self portrait.

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 paintings. less