self taught artists

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This is a sculpture of a turkey constructed with painted papier mache and spackle.

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This is a sculpture of a turkey constructed with painted papier mache and spackle.

1964-1981

This is a carved and painted wooden sculpture of Frankenstein's Monster that has moveable joints at the arms, ankles, and head.

c.1968

This is a mixed media sculpture of a rifle with "HENRY" inscribed on the side.

1968

This is a painted cement wall hanging portrait of a man with white hair and a goatee that appears on a brown oval plaque.

Lorraine with Rose Braid
c.1970

This is a painted cement wall hanging of a woman with red lips, blue eyes, and prominent eyebrows. The woman has a long braid of brunette hair decorated with red and yellow roses that extends...

c. 1974

glass gallon jug filled with assorted , both natural and man made

c.1969

Gun and Knife Memory Board with Ivory Pirate Gun and Rope Boarder

Marianne with Long Braid
1963

This is a painted cement wall hanging portrait with a metal hanging hook imbedded in the top. The composition shows a female face with red lips and prominent eyebrows. The woman has two long...

Mary Ehn
1968

This is a painted cement wall hanging portrait of Mary Ehn. The composition shows a female face with red lips within an oval wreath of brunette hair. Red flowers appear below the woman's...

Buxom Blonde
c.1967

This is a painted cement sculpture bust of a nude Caucasian woman with long blonde hair. The woman's face appears to have heavy makeup, with lipstick, dark eye shadow, and round circles of...

20th century

This is a mixed media sculpture with a vertical composition of glass bottles held together with wire.

late 19th century to mid 20th century

This is an oil painting on canvasboard. A waterfall appears at center flowing over a cliff that is flanked by trees. A large black cat stands upright near the top of the waterfall against a...

1946
c. 1940s

This is an oil painting on canvas of a landscape with an orange grove. A row of orange trees appears along the upper margin and in a group at bottom left where a man is picking fruit on a ladder...

1964

Oil painting on canvas depicts activities around a Maidu Roundhouse. The center of the composition contains a large wooden dome building with shingled roof and dirt floor, cut in half to show the...

1984

This is an oil painting on canvas in a painted frame that shows a cityscape with a large building shaped like a crown at center.

20th century

This is a box constructed with a woodworking technique that uses interlocking wooden sticks. The box has a pyramid-shaped lid (B) that fits on a rectangular base (A). The base has long vertical...

20th century

This is a carved wooden chain in three sections that is painted metallic silver. (A) has 24 oval links with double-link end pieces. (B) has five ball-in-cage sections and one double-link end...

20th century

This is a metallic silver painted bottle carved out of wood with a ball-in-cage design containing two spheres.

20th century

This is a metallic silver painted bottle carved out of wood with a ball-in-cage design containing nine spheres.

20TH CENTURY

This is a Tramp Art bottle whimsy that consists of a wooden side chair with a woven seat inside a one quart Jack Daniels clear glass bottle.

20th century

This is a rectangular Tramp Art box on a pedestal base. The box is hinged and the interior is lined with brown fabric. Layers of scalloped wood are applied to each side of the box, forming a...

20th century

This is a circular Tramp Art framed mirror. The wooden frame surrounding the mirror is constructed with layers of geometric decoration that have scalloped edges.

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