Cleo Crawford. Obscure African-American painter

A great, forgotten painting by African-American artist Cleo Crawford executed in 1938. Crawford lived in Haverstraw, New York. He unfortunately passed away shortly after his work was included in a Sidney Janis show and later the book “They Taught Themselves” in 1942. It also appears in Herbert Hemphill’s “Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists” in 1974. The other day I saw an eBay seller offering “Giclee print on canvas” reproductions! Ugh. My guess is that this was never approved by the legitimate owner. Cleo Crawford “Christmas” oil 28 x 40 1/2” Sidney and Harriet Janis collection, Museum of Modern Art

African-American Folk Art Sculpture Yard Art in Georgia Hank Aaron Original Photographs by Jim Linderman

I am not disclosing the location of these beautiful cement folk art tributes in a yard in Georgia.  As I recall, the artist has been written about some...but these photographs are over 20 years old and I do not know if the work still stands.  Hank Aaron, an airplane, a bird.  African-American Folk Art Sculpture created as environmental work tends to end up in others hands if it can be moved.  I hope this work remains or has found a museum home by now. 

African-American Folk Art Sculpture Yard Art in Georgia Hank Aaron Original Photographs by Jim Linderman circa 1990 - 1995.

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