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Prophet Blackmon BIOGRAPHY
1921 Michigan - 2010 Detroit, Michigan. Known for: Folk painting, religious imagery.
Obituary. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19, 2010. They called him Prophet Blackmon. By Amy Rabideau Silvers. A self-styled preacher, healer and seer - someone who called himself "God's bum" -... Read full biography
Obituary. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19, 2010. They called him Prophet Blackmon. By Amy Rabideau Silvers. A self-styled preacher, healer and seer - someone who called himself "God's bum" - William Joshua Blackmon also became an accidental artist later in life. "Prophet was one of the great... Read full biography
Obituary. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19, 2010. They called him Prophet Blackmon. By Amy Rabideau Silvers. A self-styled preacher, healer and seer - someone who called himself "God's bum" - William Joshua Blackmon also became an accidental artist later in life. "Prophet was one of the great Milwaukee characters - and among the best self-taught artists ever to come out of Milwaukee," said Jeffrey R. Hayes, professor of art history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For his part,... Read full biography
Obituary. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19, 2010. They called him Prophet Blackmon. By Amy Rabideau Silvers. A self-styled preacher, healer and seer - someone who called himself "God's bum" - William Joshua Blackmon also became an accidental artist later in life. "Prophet was one of the great Milwaukee characters - and among the best self-taught artists ever to come out of Milwaukee," said Jeffrey R. Hayes, professor of art history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For his part, Blackmon regarded his art as a heaven-sent way to share his message and support his ministry. Blackmon died of natural causes Feb. 8 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit, where he moved only weeks earlier. He was 89. Blackmon was buried... Read full biography
Obituary. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19, 2010. They called him Prophet Blackmon. By Amy Rabideau Silvers. A self-styled preacher, healer and seer - someone who called himself "God's bum" - William Joshua Blackmon also became an accidental artist later in life. "Prophet was one of the great Milwaukee characters - and among the best self-taught artists ever to come out of Milwaukee," said Jeffrey R. Hayes, professor of art history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. For his part, Blackmon regarded his art as a heaven-sent way to share his message and support his ministry. Blackmon died of natural causes Feb. 8 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit, where he moved only weeks earlier. He was 89. Blackmon was buried with military honors Feb. 25 in Michigan. His career as an artist began unexpectedly in 1982, a... Read full biography
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Obituary. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 19, 2010
They called him Prophet Blackmon. By Amy Rabideau Silvers
A self-styled preacher, healer and seer - someone who called himself "God's bum" - William Joshua Blackmon also became an accidental artist later in life.
"Prophet was one of the great Milwaukee characters - and among the best self-taught artists ever to come out of Milwaukee," said Jeffrey R. Hayes, professor of art history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
For his part, Blackmon regarded his art as a heaven-sent way to share his message and support his ministry.
Blackmon died of natural causes Feb. 8 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Detroit, where he moved only weeks earl...But wait, there's more...
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