American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square
Mailing: 1414 Avenue of The Americas
New York City, NY 10023
Mailing: 1414 Avenue of The Americas
New York City, NY 10023
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Museums page for Jimmie Lee Sudduth ((1910 - 2007)), known for Outsider-animal, architecture, figure. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1910 Cains Ridge, Fayette County, Alabama - 2007 Fayette, Alabama. Known for: Outsider-animal, architecture, figure.
One of Sudduth's earliest memories is of painting a picture at the age of three. The son of an Indian "medicine lady," he recalls painting with a mud and honey mixture on the surface of a freshly cut... Read full biography
One of Sudduth's earliest memories is of painting a picture at the age of three. 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 in the woods looking for medicine plants. When they... Read full biography
One of Sudduth's earliest memories is of painting a picture at the age of three. 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 in the woods looking for medicine plants. When they returned days later, the painting was still there. His mother saw this as a good "sign" and encouraged him thereafter to paint. Finger-painting with mud-earth ochres and "sweet water" became a continual part... Read full biography
One of Sudduth's earliest memories is of painting a picture at the age of three. 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 in the woods looking for medicine plants. When they returned days later, the painting was still there. His mother saw this as a good "sign" and encouraged him thereafter to paint. Finger-painting with mud-earth ochres and "sweet water" became a continual part of his life. He also experimented with adding color to his work by using wild berries, grasses and "paint rocks." He married an Indian girl at an early age and they had one daughter. After his first wife's death, Sudduth married Ethel Palmore, his... Read full biography
One of Sudduth's earliest memories is of painting a picture at the age of three. 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 in the woods looking for medicine plants. When they returned days later, the painting was still there. His mother saw this as a good "sign" and encouraged him thereafter to paint. Finger-painting with mud-earth ochres and "sweet water" became a continual part of his life. He also experimented with adding color to his work by using wild berries, grasses and "paint rocks." He married an Indian girl at an early age and they had one daughter. After his first wife's death, Sudduth married Ethel Palmore, his wife of more than thirty years, until her death in 1992. Together they adopted a young boy, Rance Maddov... Read full biography
Jimmie Lee Sudduth - Artist Info
About Jimmie Lee Sudduth: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsAmerican Visionary Art Museum
800 Key Highway & Covington
Baltimore, MD 21230-3940Gadsden Arts Center
13 North Madison
Quincy, FL 32351National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101