The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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1914 Memphis, Tennessee - 2005. Known for: Found object folk art sculpture.
Hawkins Bolden and his identical twin brother, Monroe, were born in the Bailey's Bottom section of Memphis, Tennessee, to parents of Creole and American Indian descent. At age eight, he lost his... Read full biography
Hawkins Bolden and his identical twin brother, Monroe, were born in the Bailey's Bottom section of Memphis, Tennessee, to parents of Creole and American Indian descent. At age eight, he lost his eyesight as a result of a blow to the head while playing baseball with his brother; however, blindness... Read full biography
Hawkins Bolden and his identical twin brother, Monroe, were born in the Bailey's Bottom section of Memphis, Tennessee, to parents of Creole and American Indian descent. At age eight, he lost his eyesight as a result of a blow to the head while playing baseball with his brother; however, blindness did not squelch his creativity; he made kites, tom-walkers (leg stilts), skate trucks—toys for his nieces and nephews—even a radio, from a wire, crystal and a coathanger. (1). Bolden lived in the same... Read full biography
Hawkins Bolden and his identical twin brother, Monroe, were born in the Bailey's Bottom section of Memphis, Tennessee, to parents of Creole and American Indian descent. At age eight, he lost his eyesight as a result of a blow to the head while playing baseball with his brother; however, blindness did not squelch his creativity; he made kites, tom-walkers (leg stilts), skate trucks—toys for his nieces and nephews—even a radio, from a wire, crystal and a coathanger. (1). Bolden lived in the same house his entire life, a small urban home squeezed between a car wash and a privacy wall. His garden was his pride and joy and he loved gardening. One day his nephew told him he could scare away the birds if he made eyes in a bucket with a... Read full biography
Hawkins Bolden and his identical twin brother, Monroe, were born in the Bailey's Bottom section of Memphis, Tennessee, to parents of Creole and American Indian descent. At age eight, he lost his eyesight as a result of a blow to the head while playing baseball with his brother; however, blindness did not squelch his creativity; he made kites, tom-walkers (leg stilts), skate trucks—toys for his nieces and nephews—even a radio, from a wire, crystal and a coathanger. (1). Bolden lived in the same house his entire life, a small urban home squeezed between a car wash and a privacy wall. His garden was his pride and joy and he loved gardening. One day his nephew told him he could scare away the birds if he made eyes in a bucket with a screwdriver. Starting in 1965, he created objects of art from discarded punctured pans, metal lids, washtubs, coffeepots, shoe soles, hoses—an... Read full biography
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About Hawkins Bolden: Books
Books & Publications (4)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Soul's Grown Deep African American Vernacular Art
2000Arnett, William and William S. Arnett568 pages (color)Contemporary American Folk Art A Collectors's Guide
1996Rosenak, Chuck and Jan320 pages (color)Next Generation Southern Black Aesthetic
1990
(Exhibition catalog)Sims, Lowery/Adrian Piper164 pages (color)