A Visionary Vernacular Road Trip
Brad Cushman Gallery | August 16 – October 8, 2021
A Visionary Vernacular Road Trip highlights folk art, self-taught art, and outsider art in three exhibits at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. A Visionary Vernacular Road Trip, Butch Anthony, and The Road Trip Continues curated by Brad Cushman, illustrate the story of unique creative people from across the United States.
This survey features over eighty works of non-conventional artwork created from the1880s to the present, a collection of visionary makers of pictures and sculptural objects inspired by a divine spirit. Their voices engage in spiritual story telling, philosophical, political, and pop culture commentary. Functioning outside the social norms these artists have important messages to communicate. A catalog will accompany this survey.
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Reverend JL Hunter (1905 – 1999)
Big Guy
c. 1990
wood, paint, & mixed media
60″ x 16″ x 18″
Julie and Bruce Webb Collection
TEXAS
)Minnie Evans (1892 – 1987)
untitled, (three figures and angels)
c. 1961/1966
oil paint, crayon collage
19″ x 14″
John Jerit Collection
NORTH CAROLINA
John William “Uncle Jack” Dey (1912 – 1978)
Canal Boat System in Virginia
c. 1995
airplane enamel paint, board, Masonite
21 ½” x 31 ½”
John Jerit Collection
VIRGINIA
Reverend H.D. Dennis (1916 – 2009)
Environment: Margaret’s Store, Vicksburg, MS
Spinning Rabbit
cir. early 2000s
mixed media
16″ x 12 ½” x 8″
Karol Howard and George Morton Collection
MISSISSIPPI
Rev. Johnnie Swearingen (1908 – 1993)
Devil Got the Church on Wheels
c. 1976
oil on board
24″ x 24″
Julie and Bruce Webb Collection
TEXAS
Bill Potts (1936 – 2017)
Preacher, Choir, and Collection
c. 1986
carved wood, paper, paint
11″ x 5″ x 9″
John Jerit Collection
COLORADO
Elijah Pierce (1892 – 1984)
Bury the Hatchet
c. 1982-1984
bas-relief, wood with glitter
19 ½” x 26″
John Jerit Collection
OHIO
Eddie Lee Kendrick (1928 – 1992)
Baptism in Front of Buildings with Christ
c. 1978
acrylic, ballpoint pen, pressed paperboard
15 ½” x 29 ¾”
John Jerit Collection
ARKANSAS
Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900–1980)
New Jerusalem
n.d.
paint, paper
14″ x 22″
John Jerit Collection
ALABAMA
Edgar Tolson (1904 – 1984)
In the Cool of the Evening
c. 1972-1973
paint, wood
15 ½” x 24″ x 17″
James McRitchie Collection
KENTUCKY
Leroy Archuleta (1949 – 2002)
Bottle Cap Snake
n.d.
wood, bottle caps
12″ x 12″ x 13″
Bobby and Brad Cushman Collection
NEW MEXICO
Sam Doyle (1906 – 1985)
Doctor Crow 13
n.d.
house paint, tin
33″ x 25″
John Jerit Collection
WISCONSIN
Sulton Rogers (1922 – 2003)
Haints: Man with Snake in Coffin
c. early 1990s
paint, wood
14 ½” x 25 ½” x 18″ (open)
7 ¾” x 25″ x 14″ (closed)
Karol Howard and George Morton Collection
MISSISSIPPI
Reverend Albert Lee Wagner (1924 – 2006)
Jeremiah
c. mid 1980s
paint, Masonite
48″ x 48″
Donna and Kenneth Fadeley Collection
ARKANSAS
OHIO
Esekiel Gibbs (1898 – 1992)
Preacher and Church
c. 1984
watercolor, crayon, graphite
18″ x 24″
Julie and Bruce Webb Collection
TEXAS
Bill Traylor (1854 – 1949)
Fighting Dogs
c. 1939-1942
pencil, poster paint, sign
19″ x 21″
John Jerit Collection
ALABAMA
Howard Finster (1916 – 2001)
The Dog’s Story of the Bible
c. 1976
house paint, wood, artist-made frame
19″ x 26″
John Jerit Collection
GEORGIA
Bessie Harvey (1929 – 1994)
Whore of Babylon
c. 1980s
paint, sequins, mixed media, root wood
45″ x 34″ x 17″
variable dimensions
Bobby and Brad Cushman Collection
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
Preston Geter (b. 1932 – )
Influential Ladies
n.d.
paint, wood
57″ x 4″ x 2″
John Jerit Collection
GEORGIA
Preston Geter (b. 1932 – )
Influential Men
n.d.
paint, wood
57″ x 4″ x 2″
John Jerit Collection
GEORGIA
Samuel G. French (1818 – 1910)
Bedstead
walnut, cherry
c. 1854 – 1860
93 ½” x 57 ¼” x 81 ½”
From the Permanent Collection of the Historic Arkansas Museum,
Cultural Resources Council Grant Purchase, 2008.1.1
Photography courtesy of HAM
ARKANSAS
MISSISSIPPI
Attributed to Mary Williams
Robert E. Lee at the Grave of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
c. 1860-1900,
oil, canvas
39 ½” x 48 ¼”
From the Permanent Collection of Historic Arkansas Museum, Gift of Dr. Charles Haynie, 75.16
From the Permanent Collection of Historic Arkansas Museum
Foundation Purchase, 2018.36
Photography courtesy of HAM
ARKANSAS
ALABAMA
Winfred Rembert (1946 – 2021)
The Black Cat
n.d.
tooled leather, paint
33″ x 24″
John Jerit Collection
GEORGIA
Jacob Bachley (died 1885)
Flask
c. 1880s
stoneware with cream, cobalt,
and manganese slip
5 ½”
From the Permanent
Collection of the Historic
Arkansas Museum
Foundation Purchase, 2018.36
Photography courtesy of HAM
ARKANSAS
Unknown Maker
Memory Jug
c. late 1800s/early 1900s
ceramic and mixed media
8″ x 6″ variable
Bobby and Brad Cushman
UNKNOWN
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910 – 1983)
Number 788
March 17, 1959
acrylic on board
24″ x 24″
John Jerit Collection
WISCONSIN
Clementine Hunter (1886/87 – 1988)
African House
c. 1971
oil on canvas
13 ½” x 17 ½”
Martín Ramírez (1895 – 1963)
Caballero Blowing Bugle
n.d.
gouache, color pencil, graphite, paper
14 ½” x 23 ½”
John Jerit Collection
CALIFORNIA
MEXICO
Frank Jones (1900 – 1969)
untitled
c. 1969
color pencil, paper
21 3/8″ x 21 5/8″
Clara and Steve Smiley Collection
TEXAS
Inez Nathanial Walker (1911 – 1990)
untitled
c. 1973
18″ x 12″
Clara and Steve Smiley Collection
CALIFORNIA
NEW YORK
Mose Tolliver (1925 – 2006)
Self Portrait with Crutches
c. 1973
beer tab hanger, paint, Masonite
23 ¼” x 19 ¾”
Bobby and Brad Cushman Collection
ALABAMA
James “Son Ford” Thomas (1926 – 1993)
Head with Black Hair,
n.d.
paint, pebbles, marble
9″ x 7″
John Jerit Collection
MISSISSIPPI
Raymond “Pat” Thomas
(son of James “Son Ford” Thomas)
Head with Hair
n.d.
5″ x 3″
Bobby and Brad Cushman Collection
MISSISSIPPI
The Baltimore Glassman, a/k/a Paul Darmafall (1925 – 2003)
Model
n.d.
glass, mixed media, board
30″ x 10 ½”
Bobby and Brad Cushman Collection
MARYLAND
The Baltimore Glassman a/k/a Paul Darmafall (1925 – 2003)
Liberty
n.d.
glass, mixed media, board
23″ x 33″
Bobby and Brad Cushman Collection
MARYLAND
L. V. Hull (1942 – 2008)
Home Sweet Home
c. 2005
paint, glitter, ceramics
13″ x 6″ x 8″
Ellis Widner Collection
MISSISSIPPI
L. V. Hull (1942 – 2008)
Piggy Bank
c. 2005
paint, glitter, ceramics
9″ x 5″ x 6″
Ellis Widner Collection
MISSISSIPPI
David Butler (1898 – 1997)
Fighting Cocks
n.d.
paint, metal, wood
9 ¾” x 17″ x 10 ¼” each
Cindy and Greg Feltus Collection
LOUISIANA
Lonnie Holley (1950 – )
untitled (faces)
n.d.
sandstone
8″ x 9 ½” x 3 ¼”
Private Collection
ALABAMA
Felipe Archuleta (1910 – 1991)
Koala Bear with Tree Trunk,
c. 1976
carved wood, marbles, rubber, broom straw
27″ x 21″ x 20″
John Jerit Collection
NEW MEXICO
Helen Mayfield (1939 – 1997)
untitled (walking figure with two creatures)
c. 1985
ink, paper
13 ½” x 10 ½”
Bobby and Brad Cushman Collection
TEXAS
Eddie Arning (1898 – 1993)
Spiro Agnew and Judy Agnew (with their dog)
c. early 1970s
pastels, paper
19″ x 25″
Bobby and Brad Cushman Collection
TEXAS
Ladis Sabo (1870 – 1953)
Billiard Parlor
c. 1945
oil, canvas
30″ x 26″
John Jerit Collection
Arthur Lee “Randy” Grain (1963 – 1995)
untitled (seated figures)
c. Late 1980s – Early 1990s
mixed media
13 ¾” x 15 ¾”
Central Arkansas Library System
Georgia Blizzard (1919 – 2002)
Reign of High Justice
n.d.
clay bas relief
21″ x 15″
John Jerit Collection
VIRGINIA
Steven Warde Anderson (1953 – )
The Spanish Dancer – Estelita Rodriquez
c. 1986
tempra, illustration board, handboard
18 ½” x 15 ½”
Collection of Pat Glascock and Michael D. Hall
ILLINOIS
Jane “In Vain” Winkelman (1949 – 2012)
It’s A Long Fall from the Time When Once You Had It All
c. 1991
mixed media, acrylic paint, crayon, matte medium, paper
36″ x 24″
Pierette Van Cleve Collection
NEW YORK
CALIFORNIA
William A. Hall (1943 – 2019)
Two Panel Car
2018
color pencil, paper
35″ x 23″
John Jerit Collection
CALIFORNIA
Charles Dellschau (1830 – 1923)
# 4552
(front / back)
c. 1920
color pencil, watercolor, paper
17″ x 17″
John Jerit Collection
CALIFORNIA
Jerry Coker (1938 – )
Big Daniel – Field Boss
n.d.
hammered tin on wood frame
15 ¼” x 10″ x 2″
Cindy and Greg Feltus Collection
ARKANSAS
FLORIDA
Russell Butler (1943 – ) a/k/a buZ blurr a/k/a Colossus of Roads (railroad moniker) a/k/a Gypsy Sphinx c. 1970s – 1980s
Tank Head
2000
mixed media
50″ x 39″ x 24″
Julie and Bruce Webb Collection
ARKANSAS