Strange and Wonderful: American Folk Art from the Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection

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    Credit line: Rev. Howard Finster (American, 1916 – 2001), The Holy Dove of God, 1983, nails and paint on wood, 11.75 in. x 14.25 in x 4 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

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    Brenda Clements (American, unknown), Memory Jug, date unknown, glass bottle with attached found objects, 19 in. x 15 in x 15 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

     
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    Alva Gene Dexhimer (American, 1931 – 1984), Woman with Bird and Flashlight, 1982, paint on chipboard, 14.75 in. x 12 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo:  Willem Volkersz.
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    Arthur Frenchy (American, 1884 – 1975), Chair with Plastic Bird, c. early 1960s, painted chicken bones and collage, 14.5 in. x 13.25 in. 8 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

     
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    Rev. Benjamin F. Perkins (American, 1904 – 1993), All American Jumbo Airmail, c. 1980s, painted metal mailbox, 11.5 in x 7 in. x 21 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

     
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    Robert E. Smith (American, 1927 – 2010), A Rural Family, 1990, acrylic, pen and ink on illustration board; 15 in. x 20 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

     

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