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Come Outside and Play with Intuit – House Tours 2010

Saturday, September 4, 2010

With three wonderful locations in the lineup – this year the Intuit House Tours is sure to please.  Mixing 20th century popular culture and Americana, wind-up toys, advertising art, Imagist art, ’50s furniture, cowboy collectibles, ethnographic material, outsider and folk art, lake-inspired nautical art, Mary T Smith, Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Ras Dizzy, Jimmie Lee Sudduth, Edward Avila, and Bruce Wood – there is sure to be something for everyone!  Plus, you are even invited to the Annual Labor Day Barbecue. Read the full story

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Film Surveys Folk Art at Upstairs Artspace

Upstairs Artspace - Tryon, NC

The last of three films about Southern folk art will be shown at the Upstairs Artspace on Tuesday, March 30, 7 p.m. “All Rendered Truth” documents the art, voices and home environments of self-taught artists in the rural American South. In honest and lively interviews, more than 20 renowned folk artists talk about race, religion and the world.

This is a “must” movie for people who appreciate folk art and want to know more about a disappearing culture. The artists include Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver, Bernice Sims, Lonnie Holley, R. A. Miller, J. T. (“Jake”) McCord and Lorenzo Scott. Each is exhibiting in the gallery’s current folk art show, “Looking Back, Walking Forward.” Read the full story

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Lanier Meaders Face Jug

By Christian Daniel for The Home of Folk Art

What economic crisis???

If you collect folk art, it appears to be a stable investment in these tough economic times.   Witness Slotin Folk Art’s latest edition of their masterpiece auctions.   It was not disappointing unless you were there to get a steal on a great piece.   As is the case with all auctions a few pieces surprised the audience, especially some museum quality furniture that found new homes at a great price.   However, the rule was that items brought prices within estimate and many times well above estimate.   The first big sale of the day was a very rare Lanier Meaders face jug with teeth made from a broken family china plate, one of only a very rare few in existence.   After some spirited bidding it found a new home selling for $8855.00 (Pictured Above).
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