Two (2) Jimmie Lee Sudduth (Alabama, 1910-2007) house paint and mud on board outsider art paintings. 1st item: Painting depicting churchgoers outside a church, all rendered in shades of brown, purple, and white. Titled en verso "Church of Christ Fayetteville AL Columbus Street". Signed upper left. Unframed. 25" W x 12" H. 2nd item: Painting […]
Lot 207: Bernice Sims O/C Painting, Run Black Girl, Run
Bernice Sims (Alabama/Louisiana, 1926-2014), "Run Black Girl, Run," oil on canvas painting depicting a nighttime scene with two African American women in a black car being chased by five hooded figures in an orange truck. Signed "B. Sims" lower left. Additionally signed, titled, and dated "12/94", en verso. Simple narrow wood frame. Canvas: 16" H […]
Lot 206: Bernice Sims O/C Painting, Bath Time
Bernice Sims (Alabama/Louisiana, 1926-2014) oil on canvas painting depicting an interior scene with one woman giving children a bath while another tends a wood stove and a male figure walks toward a table laden with food. Signed "B Sims" lower left. Unframed. 15" H x 30" W. Biography: Bernice Sims was born in rural Alabama […]
Lot 205: 3 J.B. Murray Outsider Art Works incl. Framed Spirit Writing
Three (3) John Bunion (J.B.) Murray (Murry) (American, Georgia, 1908-1988) folk art works. 1st item: Abstract painting on masonry or concrete board rendered in soft colors of white, yellow and blue/green in a vertical orientation, resembling figures. Red illegible inscriptions en verso, possibly a date and last name. Unframed. 12" H x 26" W. 2nd […]
Lot 204: Large Mary Tillman Smith Outsider Art Painting, "Family"
Large Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995), "Family," house paint and green marker on plywood painting depicting three figures in black, all with green eyelashes, one having a green mouth, on a bright yellow background. Signed "Mary T Smith" in green marker, en verso. Unframed. 24" H x 48" W. PROVENANCE: The personal collection of former […]
Lot 203: Exhibited African-American Quilt by Josie Covington, TN, Late 19th C.
Important African-American "make-do" quilt by Josie Covington (Triune, TN/1869-1909) comprised of hand-pieced and appliqued blocks made of dress fabrics. Circa 1885-1900. Pieced patterns include basket, bowtie, star, and diamond blocks. Applique designs include doll, hearts, hands, a foot, and scissors. The central applique block includes motifs that may have had a personal significance to the […]
Lot 202: Peti Clements Acrylic Painting, Lillie Lee and Me
Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on canvas painting titled “Lillie Lee and Me” depicting a scene of black and white workers picking cotton in a field, with children and dogs playing in the foreground, and a house with chickens and quilts on a clothesline against a line of trees in the […]
Lot 201: Peti Clements Acrylic Painting, Stacking Hay
Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on canvas painting titled “Stacking Hay” depicting black and white workers stacking hay in a field and onto horse drawn wagons; a small group gathered around a young girl, meant to represent Clements, carrying a water bucket, in the foreground; and a red barn with three […]
Lot 199: 3 Peti Clements Acrylic Folk Art Paintings
Three (3) small Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on board paintings depicting various scenes of everyday life in the rural south. 1st item: Painting, titled “The Water Wagon”, depicting a young black girl in a red dress seated atop a barrel in a wagon, a figure in a straw hat atop […]
Lot 200: 3 Peti Clements O/C Folk Art Paintings, General Store, Quilt, and Watermelon Eaters
Three (3) small Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on board paintings depicting figures engaged in various scenes of everyday life in the rural south. 1st item: Painting depicting a street scene including a general store adorned with advertisements having seated figures playing checkers, a woman standing at the front door, a […]