Folk Art Sultan Rogers, Clementine Hunter, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Toliver

Sultan Rogers (1922– April 5, 2003) Mississippi folk artist He was taught wood carving by his father when he was 13. Spent most of his adult life in Syracuse, NY Retired and moved to Oxford, MS in 1995 Primarily carved humans and animals with oversized features

Stooped Man with Cane Cat Couple

Clementine (Clem∙en∙teen) Hunter 1887 – January 1, 1988 Self-taught artist from Louisiana Worked as a farm hand Never learned to read or write Granddaughter of a slave Her paintings focused on plantation life, picking cotton, picking pecans, washing clothes, baptisms, and funerals She painted on anything – even discarded items such as window shades, jugs, bottles, cardboard boxes.

Black JesusBaptism on Cane River

Jimmy Lee Sudduth ((March 10, September 2, 2007) Raised near Fayette, Alabama He used his fingers because “they never wore out” Usually painted on plywood, doors and boards from demolished buildings Self-taught Subject matter was people, architecture, farm scenes, machinery, flowers, animals, religious figures such as Jesus and John the Baptist Frequently used house paint

New York City Rooster Big Gator

Mose Tolliver (July 4, ca – October 30, 2006) One of 12 children, raised near Montgomery, Alabama Disabled self-taught folk artist Probably dyslexic Signed his work, "Mose T" with a backward "s“ Painted whimsical pictures of animals, humans, and flora Painted self-portraits with crutches Watermelons and birds were familiar themes

Watermelon George Washington

Kalle' Siekkinen New Orleans Bill Hemmerling

Billy Moore Memphis