Gallery 1
Pablo Ayson
Coke Can Shrine, 1994, mixed media, 9 x 3" diameter
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Lillian Faye Barker
1930–1997, lived in Isonville, Kentucky
Jacob’s Ladder, acrylic on canvasboard, 17 ½ x 23 ¾"
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Rutherford “Tubby” Brown
Born 1929, lives in Jefferson, Georgia
Your Choice, enamel on wood, 32 x 20”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Ronald Cooper
Born 1931, lives in Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Hell Oven, painted metal, 31 x 13 ½” diameter
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Leland Dodd
Prison Art
Cross, c. 1992, cigarette papers and magazine pages, 23 x 10 x 4"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Howard Finster
1916–2001, lived in Summerville, Georgia
Just a Vision Chat, 1979, enamel on wood, 16 ¼ x 49 ½”
Shannon Worrell and Bill Chapman Collection
Horse of Resting Souls, 1991, enamel on wood, 17 ¾ x 24”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
George Washington, June 22, 1992, enamel on wood, 9 ¼ x 7 x 3 ¾”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Henry Ford, June 23, 1992, enamel on wood, 10 ¼ x 8 ½ x 4”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Ant, September 21, 1992, 9:35 pm, enamel on wood, 11 x 23 ¼”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Leanordo.Divency, August 30, 1995, enamel and paper on wood, 14 ½ x 9 ½ x 3 ¾”
Nancy McAdams Collection
Monalisa, September 14, 1995, enamel, glitter and paper on wood, 12 ¾ x 7 ½ x 3 ⅝”
Nancy McAdams Collection
James Harold Jennings
1931–1999, lived in Pinnacle, North Carolina
Metempsychosis, oil on wood and plastic, 47 ½ x 27 ½ x 2”
Marguerite Lord Collection
“Junior” Lewis
1984–1999, lived in Isonville, Kentucky
Devil Boat, 1995, painted wood and aluminum beer cans, 18 ½ x 23 ½ x 5 ½”
Private Collection
Joseph McFall
Born 1947, Mason Hall, Tennessee
Watermelon Dive Bomber, metal and painted wood, 31 x 54 x 48 inches
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Mark Casey Milestone
Born 1958, lives in North Carolina
Untitled, oil on wood, 24 x 18”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
R. A. Miller
Born 1912, lives in Rabbittown, Georgia
Elvis, enamel on metal, 20 ¾ x 11”; guitar 15 x 4 ½”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Snake, oil on wood, 9 ½ x 48”
Marguerite Lord Collection
Earnest Patton
Born 1935, lives in Campton, Kentucky
Yellow Angel, painted wood, 17 ¾ x 5 ½ x 4”
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Benjamin “B. F.” Perkins
1904–1993, lived in Bankston, Alabama
Jesus Christ is the Light of the World…, oil on wood, 34 ½ x 34 ½”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Mary Proctor
Born 1960, lives in Tallahassee, Florida
Road of Jesus Christ, enamel and rocks on wood door, 83 ½ x 31 ½”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Robert Roberg
Born 1943, lives in Florida
The Old Mennonite on the Bicycle, 1991, acrylic and gouache on canvas, 11 x 14”
Donna and Thomas Brumfield, Jr. Collection
144,000 Virgins on Mt. Zion, 1998, acrylic and enamel on wood, 13 x 38”
Donna and Thomas Brumfield, Jr. Collection
Barry Simons
Born 1942, lives in Los Angeles
Untitled, 1997, ink and gouache on paper, 17 ½ x 24 ⅜”
Roger B. Stein Collection
Hugo Sperger
1922–1996, lived in Salyersville, Kentucky
A Vision Seldom Seen, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 23 ¾ x 23 ¾”
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Donald Lee Tolson
Born 1959, lives in Campton, Kentucky
Eve and the Apple Tree, wood, 22 ¾ x 22 x 13”
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Unknown Artist
Tramp Art, Crown of Thorns style
Church, wood, 37 x 20 x 20"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Myrtice West
Born 1923, lives in Cherokee County, Alabama
The Book of Daniel, oil and glitter on wood, 23 ½ x 35 ⅜”
Private Collection
Gallery 2
Garland and Minnie Adkins
Garland, 1928–1997; Minnie, born 1934, lives in Isonville, Kentucky
Bear, painted wood, 13 ¼ x 29 ½ x 5"
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Minnie and Garland sitting on a stool. One has a fox and one has a mule, 1993, painted wood, 15 ½ x
13 ¼ x 9 ¾"
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Mother Pig and Three Piglets, 1992, painted wood, 13 x 36 x 12 ½”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Red Fox, painted wood, 11 x 28 x 3"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
John B. Anderson
Born 1953, lives in Louisa, Virginia
Rat, 1993, welded metal, 12 ½ x 14 ½ x 45”
J. Stephen Lord, Jr. Collection
Lawrence Amos
Lives in Prince George’s County, Maryland
The Taxi Driver, 1996, watercolor and ink on paper, 13 ¾ x 22 ⅛”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Minnie Evans
1892–1987, lived in Wilmington, North Carolina
Untitled, 1956, crayon and ink on paper, 14 x 10”
Jerome and Anne McGann Collection
Untitled, oil crayon, pencil and collage on canvas, 20 x 26 ½”
Cecil and Violette Lang Collection
Untitled (Winged Animal), crayon on paper, 10 ¾ x 14”
Cecil and Violette Lang Collection
Untitled (Person and Red Animal), pencil and crayon on paper, 8 ¼ x 11 ½”
Cecil and Violette Lang Collection
Roy Ferdinand, Jr.
Born 1959, lives in New Orleans
Nina, 2000, ink and watercolor on paper, 28 x 22 ¼”
Private Collection
Sybil Gibson
1908–1995, lived in Miami, Florida and in Birmingham, Alabama
Purple Flowers, 1984, gouache and pastel on paper bag, 10 x 7 ¾”
Nancy McAdams Collection
Blue Mask, 1972, gouache on paper bag, 12 x 8 ¼”
Nancy McAdams Collection
Reverend Russell Gillespie
Born 1922, lives in North Carolina
Peaceable Kingdom, wood, varnish and other materials, 28 ½ x 18 x 16 ¾
Private Collection
Ted Gordon
Born 1924, lives in Laguna Beach, California
Child of Eden, 1991, ink on paper, 9 x 11 ¾”
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Collection
Robert Howell
Born 1934, lives in Powhatan, Virginia
Indian Head with Headdress, painted wood and other materials, 32 x 38 x 14"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Emitte Hych
Born 1909, lives in southern Illinois
Twins, pencil and crayon on paper, 11 x 8"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Two Mermaids, ballpoint pen ink and crayon on paper, 10¾ x 8½"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Anderson Johnson
1915–1988, lived in Newport News, Virginia
Queen of Sheba and Cat, acrylic on wood, 23 x 23”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Woman, acrylic and gouache on corrugated cardboard, 64 ½ x 20 ½”
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
S. L. Jones
1901–1977, lived near Hinton, West Virginia
Man, Cow and Dog, watercolor, pencil and ballpoint pen ink on paper, 11 ⅞ x 18”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Six Men and Dogs, watercolor, pencil and ballpoint pen ink on paper, 14 x 16 ½”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Mary Kline
Born 1966, lives in New York City
Landscape, 1993, oil on wood, 30 ½ x 41”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Cynthia Massie
Lives in Oakton, Kentucky
President Quilt, 1986, satin and cotton, 90 x 70”
Daisy Moga Collection
Bernice Sims
Born 1926, lives in Brewton, Alabama
Picking Cotton, oil on canvas, 16 x 20”
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Selma Bridge with Boat, oil on canvas, 16 x 20”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Bill Traylor
1854–1949, lived in Montgomery, Alabama
Man, gouache on paper, 12 x 8¼"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Red Dog, gouache on paper, 14 x 21¼"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Unknown Artist
Chain of Bottle Caps, metal, 13½ feet long x 4½ x 4½"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Gallery 3
Eddie Arning
1898–1993, lived in Texas
Man and Bird, crayon on paper, 16 x 22"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Cowgirl Lying Down, crayon on paper, 21½ x 28"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Linvel Barker
Born 1929, lives in Isonville, Kentucky
Cat, 1991, wood, 17 x 11 ½ x 6"
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Pig, wood, 11 ¾ x 18 x 5 ½"
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Smokey Brown
Born 1919, lives in Columbus, Ohio
Head, painted wood, 11 x 14 x 15”
Private Collection
Calvin Cooper
Lives in Wallingford, Kentucky
Dog, 1993, enamel on wood, 14 ¾ x 14 x 8"
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Sam Doyle
1906–1985, lived on St. Helena Island, South Carolina
BUD, enamel on metal, 46 ½ x 24”
W. G. Clark Collection
Le Bit., enamel on metal, 36 x 28 ¾”
Melinda Blauvelt Wells Collection
Denzil Goodpaster
1908–1995, lived in Evel, Kentucky
Three Canes, painted wood, 34 ¼” long; 41” long; 39 ½” long
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Bessie Harvey
1929–1994, lived in Alcoa, Tennessee
Bloody Mess, 1988, paint, glitter and other materials on wood, 43 x 18 x 20”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Lonnie Holley
Born 1950, lives in Harpersville, Alabama
Fertility of Family, gouache on paper, 14 ½ x 17 ¼”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Robert Howell
Born 1934, lives in Powhatan, Virginia
Alligator, painted wood, 16 x 43 ½ x 34"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Everett Mayo
Born 1959, lives in Richmond, Virginia
Spotted Fish, painted wood, 6 x 30 ½ x 4”
Mrs. Edward Hook Collection
Whale, painted wood, 5 ¾” x 22” x 5/8”
Mrs. Edward Hook Collection
Carl McKenzie
1905–1998, lived in Snakey Hollow, Kentucky
Garden of Eden, house paint on wood, 16½ x 16 x 4½"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Sam McMillan
Born 1926, lives in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Statue of Liberty, enamel on cardboard, 20 ¾ x 16 ¾”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Woman by a River, enamel on cardboard, 11 ½ x 15 ½”
Marguerite Lord Collection
Nikifor
Born ca. 1895–1968, lived in and around Krynica, Poland
Noah’s Ark, gouache on paper, 7 ¾ x 11 ¾”
Private Collection
Jimmy Lee Sudduth
Born 1910, lives in Fayette, Alabama
Girl with Violin, oil on wood, 47 ¾ x 24”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Two Horses, mud and chalk on wood, 24 x 24”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Two Horses, mud and chalk on wood, 24 x 24 3/4”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Purvis Young
Born 1943, lives in Miami, Florida
Dancing in the Street, 1990s, oil on wood, 23 x 50”
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Collection
Gallery 4
Frances Christian Brand
1901–1989, lived in Charlottesville, Virginia
Anna Luisa Puerta, acrylic on masonite, 47 ½ x 23 ½”
Cynthia Brand Collection
Nancy K. O’Brien, acrylic on masonite, 48 x 23 ½”
Cynthia Brand Collection
Grace Tinsely, acrylic on masonite, 47 ½ x 23 ½”
Cynthia Brand Collection
Kacey Sydnor Carneal
Born 1935, lives in Gloucester, Virginia
Didn’t It Snow?, 1996, oil on linen, 17 ⅝ x 23 ⅝”
Michael and Shirley Menaker Collection
Miles B. Carpenter
1889–1985, lived in Waverly, Virginia
Turkey, 1980, painted wood, 11 ¼ x 6 ½ x 6 ⅝"
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Edward Chattingy
1895–?, lived in St. Isodore, Quebec,
Bird on a Pole, enamel on wood, 61 ½ x 24 x 23"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Bird Table, enamel on wood, 17 x 22 x 11"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
Paul Darmafall, “The Baltimore Glassman”
Born 1925, lives in Baltimore Maryland
Angels Life or Death…, oil, sequins and glass bits on wood, 31 ½ x 27 ¾
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Enjun Indian, glass and paint on wood, 17 ¼ x 35 ¼”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
William Dawson
1901–1990, lived in Chicago
Man, painted wood, 11¾ x 4 x 2"
Anne and Tony Vanderwarker Collection
John Gerdes
Born 1913, lives in Maitland, Florida
City Park #148, 1982, acrylic inlay painting, 16 x 24”
Donna and Thomas Brumfield, Jr. Collection
Mary Greene
Born 1920, lives in Baldwin, Georgia
Spring Joy, oil on canvas, 20 x 30”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
The Reverend Herman Lee Hayes
Born 1923, lives in Hurricane, West Virginia
Man Holding Up Man in a Box, wood, 9 ¼ x 2 ¾ x 2”
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Alyne Harris
Born 1943, lives in Gainesville, Florida
Church, oil on canvas, 23 ¼ x 35 ¼”
Susan and Robert Northington Collection
Clementine Hunter
1886–1987, lived in Melrose Plantation, Louisiana
Cotton Man, oil on cardboard, 9 7/8 x 11 7/8”
Daisy Moga Collection
“Junior” Lewis
1984–1999, lived in Isonville, Kentucky
Adam and Eve, painted wood, 9 ¾ x 30 ¾ x 15”
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Joseph McFall
Born 1947, Mason Hall, Tennessee
Miss Sadie’s House, metal and painted wood, 31 x 73 x 26”
Daisy Moga Collection
Elijah Pierce
1892–1984, lived in Columbus, Ohio
Leopard, 1975, painted wood, 7 x 25 ½ x 1 ⅝"
Nancy Jane Bolton Collection
Ivan Rabuzin
Born 1921, lives near Novi Marof, Croatia
Landscape with Peonies, oil on canvas, 26 x 32”
Private Collection
Landscape, oil on canvas, 19 ⅝ x 25 ¾”
Private Collection
Herbert Singleton
Born 1945, lives in New Orleans, Louisiana
Wild Wild Choppatolas, enamel on wood, 26 x 62”
Private Collection
Alfred “Big Al” Taplet
Born 1936, lives in New Orleans, Louisiana
Jesus Says Buy More Folk Art, enamel on slate 12 x 16”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Put a Smile on Your Face and a Shine on Your Shoe, enamel on slate, 10 ¼ x 18”
Ellie and Richard Wilson Collection
Mose Tolliver
Born ca. 1919, lives in Montgomery, Alabama
Untitled, 1988, oil on wood, 32 x 24”
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Collection
Untitled, oil on wood, 31 ½ x 15 ¾”
Private Collection
Unknown Artist
Automobile Florida 1902, painted toothpicks, wood, cardboard, with lights,
10 ¾ x 21 ½ x 8 ½”
Vollis Simpson
Daisy Moga Collection
Born 1919, lives in Lucama, North Carolina
USA, 1996, enamel on metal, 12 ½ x 12 ½ x 11 ¾”
Jackie and Irv Brownfield Collection
USA, 2001, enamel on metal, 27 ½ x 16 x 12”
Jackie and Irv Brownfield Collection