He spent much of his early childhood in the woods collecting wild plants with his mother, who was part native american and practiced traditional medicine. Sudduth finger painted beautiful earthtoned pictures. Biography jimmie lee sudduth one of sudduths earliest memories is of painting a picture at the age of three. His work is featured in many collections, including the smithsonian institution, the high museum of art, the corcoran gallery, the birmingham museum of art and the house of. Sudduth was 95 at the time of the exhibition and had been in poor health for several years. Osgs presents special jimmy lee sudduth exhibit the. We miss him so muchhappy to have his beautiful pieces on our walls. The life and art of jimmy lee sudduth 9780892800452. Join facebook to connect with jimmy lee and others you may know. Man in overalls unique 1990 48x24 by jimmy lee sudduth. This realistic fiction book for children is very witty and humorous. Descriptions provided in both printed and online catalogue formats do not include condition reports.
Jimmy lee sudduth was born march 10, 1910, in fayette county, alabama and passed away on september 2, 2007, at the age of 97. His mother was a medicine doctor and jimmy lee loved to accompany her out to collect herbs, roots and berries for her cures. This africanamerican artist finger painted beautiful earthtoned pictures. Jimmy lee sudduth gained national acclaim as a folk artist. It was the subject of a book, the life and art of jimmy lee sudduth montgomery museum of fine arts, 2005, by ms.
A oneperson show of his work was organized by the montgomery museum in 2005 with a book as a catalog called the life and art of jimmy lee sudduth. His mother was a medicine woman, part native american, who frequently took him with her into the woods and fields to search for plants for her herbal remedies. Apt alabama public television is producing a series of videos titled alabama legacy moments that offer a quick history of the people, places and stories that have defined alabama. As jim often recollected his life story for others his mother, bazola, was a medicine woman, part native american. Jimmy lee sudduth was born march 10, 1910, to alex balzola sudduth, fiel. Jimmy lee sudduth 19102007 woman and dog in front of yellow house signed, upper left, jim sudduth, mud, paint and graphite on board, mounted for hanging. Alabama artist jimmy lee sudduth was one of the leading folk artists of the american south, but his death in 2007 at the age of ninetyseven marked another closing chapter in a remarkable discovery and resurgence of outsider art in twentiethcentury america. Jimmy lee sudduth is the story of sudduths life and art, with color reproductions of some fifty of his finest paintings. Jimmy lee sudduth 19102007 sudduth, selftaught outsider artist,who lived in a shot gun house in fayette, alabama, once said, im easy to find. This book captures his art and his unique personality which both are so very special. Jimmy lee sudduth lived in fayette, alabama where he worked for many years mostly as a farm hand. The son of an indian medicine lady, he recalls painting with a mud and honey mixture on the surface of a freshly cut tree stump while he and his mother were.
Jimmy lee sudduth is the story of sudduth s life and art, with color reproductions of some fifty of his finest paintings. Contents may have variations from the printed book or be incomplete or contain other coding. See more ideas about outsider art, folk art and art. Jimmy lee was the consummate storyteller and entertainer. Jimmy lee sudduth watermill 2004 31x51 original painting. Life and art of jimmy lee sudduth by susan mitchell. To amuse himself one day he picked up some mud and painted a face on.
He would then rub plants and berries onto the surface of the mud to add color. Artist jimmy lee sudduth, american, born caines ridge, alabama 1910 died 2007, fayette, alabama medium paint and mud on wood board credit line collection of the art fund, inc. He was raised on a farm at caines ridge, near fayette, alabama and began making art as a child, surrounding the porch of his parents house with handcarved wooden dolls and drawing in the dirt or on tree trunks outside. Jimmy lee sudduth 1910 2007 outsidefolk art jimmy lee was one of the early masters of southern selftaught art. Jimmy lee sudduth march 10, 1910 september 2, 2007 was a folk artist from fayette, alabama who was best known for his use of mud, mixed with sugar. When he wasnt painting in his workshop, jimmy lee loved to play his harmonica and tell stories of.
Folk artist jimmy lee sudduth paintings for sale main. I unfortunately never had the opportunity to meet jimmy in person, as so many of his collectors did. Jimmy lee did it 1985 by pat cummings, pictures by pat cummings, fiction. This was perhaps the inspiration for sudduth to make paintings from the materials of nature. An essay by susan mitchell crawley, associate curator of folk art at the high museum in atlanta, georgia, describes the artists subjects, materials, and techniques and captures the essence of his infinite creativity. All you got to do is take that black mud and put you a little sugar in it. Jimmie sudduth is known for outsideranimal, architecture, figure. Sudduth s work is included in major museums in america today. Jimmie lee sudduth artist, fine art prices, auction. He also made his own charcoal from wood coals and used it to draw all over the inside walls of his house jimmy lee sudduth paintings to be exhibited at museum, september 1971, chuck and jan rosenak research material, 19901999, archives of american art, smithsonian institution. Jimmy lee sudduth 19102007 was raised on a farm at caines ridge, near fayette, alabama. Join facebook to connect with john sudduth and others you may know.
Highs folk art curator organizes sudduth exhibition the. Jimmy lee sudduth march 10, 1910 september 2, 20071 was a prominent artist and blues. Sudduth lived in a small house near the railroad track with a dog named toto. Born on an alabamba farm in jimmy lee sudduths first contact with mud was at an early age. Statue of liberty by jimmy lee sudduth jim sudduth 19102007 was born and lived his entire life near fayette alabama. Jimmy lee sudduth was born march 10, 1910 in caines ridge, alabama. Jimmy lee sudduth artwork, biography and more at gallery c. Jimmy lee sudduth jimmy lee sudduth was born on march 10, 1910, in the rural caines ridge farming community on the outskirts of fayette, in fayette county. Search for library items search for lists search for. Jimmy lee sudduth remembered drawing shapes in the dirt as a child. Jimmy lee sudduth 19102007 sudduth, who lived in a shot gun house in fayette, alabama, once said, im easy to find. Jimmy lee sudduth i jimmy lee sudduth 1910 2007 was a self taught artist and blues musician.
Most recently, jimmy lee has been a major focus of the book, souls grown deep, african american vernacular art of the south, volume one. Find great deals on ebay for jim sudduth and jimmy lee sudduth. He was raised by his adoptive parents, alex and balzola sudduth. Statue of liberty by jimmy lee sudduth intuitive eye. Jimmy lee sudduth jeanine taylor folk art folk art. He recalled painting on trees as early as three years of age. There was never an artist more joyful to visit than jimmy lee sudduth. Dina and her husband, poet and professor, jeffrey knapp, collaborated on many creative projects, including combining poetry and visuals. Mixed media, to include earth pigments and acrylic paint size. Rose petals for red, wild turnip leaves for green, a chalky clay for white. His favored art supply is alabama mud, though under the encouragement of his collectors and customers he uses house paint as well.
Sudduths work is included in major museums in america today. Jimmy lee sudduth seated above, at the 1996 kentuck art festival is among the most talented of the southern selftaught artists who came to prominence in the 1980s, and one of the most prolific. He began making art as a child, surrounding the porch of his parents house with handcarved wooden dolls and drawing in the dirt or on tree trunks outside. Jimmy lee sudduth, an africanamerican folk artist whose evocative, textured paintings made partly from alabama mud were prized by collectors around.
Using a substance he called sweet mud local soils mixed with sugar or cocacola, sudduth would block out the shapes of the painting. As a child, jimmy lee sudduth spent many hours accompanying his mother, an herbal healer, through the woods as she gathered plants. We used to love to drive to fayette, alabama and spend time with him. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition jimmy lee sudduth, january 15 through march 27, 2005, organized. Susan mitchell crawley, margaret lynne ausfeld, mark m.
Jimmy lee sudduth was born march 10, 1910 in the cain ridge community of fayette county, alabama. He was raised on a farm at caines ridge, near fayette, alabama. Johnson, director, montgomery museum of fine arts introduction margaret lynne ausfeld, curator of paintings and sculpture, montgomery museum of fine arts the life and art of jimmy lee sudduth susan mitchell crawley, associate curator of. Jimmy lee sudduth painted with mud and natural dyes. At the age of 97, he passed away, leaving a legacy of folk art behind him. Jimmy lee sudduth march 10, 1910 september 2, 2007 was a folk artist from fayette, alabama who was best known for his use of mud, mixed with sugar, molasses, or pepsi to make it stick, and other natural products in his painting. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition jimmy lee sudduth, january 15 through march 27, 2005, organized by the montgomery museum of fine arts, montgomery, alabama.
Jimmy lee sudduth 1910 2007 is an artist born in 1910 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1992, at litchfield county auctions, and the most recent auction result is a painting sold in 2020. Museum of fine arts organized the project to honor fayette, ala. Artist jimmy lee sudduth, american, born caines ridge, alabama 1910 died 2007, fayette, alabama medium latex and oil paint and mud on board credit line gift of. He painted on plywood board and used natural materials like mud and motor oil in his works, which include people, animals and buildings as their subjects. Jimmy often mixed his own pigments from mud and earth and painted on unprimed boards with his fingers as they dont wear out. Then to have this book to learn more about this wonderful, special man. Jimmy grew up in the home of his stepfather and his indian mother, who practiced herbal medicine. Jimmy lee sudduths fertile imagination has led him to paint selfportraits, dogs, television personalities, and the architecture and landscape nea.
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