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William Hemmerling SIGNATURES
c.1943 Chicago, Illinois - 2009 Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Known for: Naive, folk painting.
A naive folk-art painter, Hemmerling's career started after he had retired from being a window dresser for Sears & Roebuck in 2002. Using discarded house paint, he painted scenes of rural... Read full biography
A naive folk-art painter, Hemmerling's career started after he had retired from being a window dresser for Sears & Roebuck in 2002. Using discarded house paint, he painted scenes of rural African-American rituals and religion on wood and other found objects. Born in Chicago, he relocated to his... Read full biography
A naive folk-art painter, Hemmerling's career started after he had retired from being a window dresser for Sears & Roebuck in 2002. Using discarded house paint, he painted scenes of rural African-American rituals and religion on wood and other found objects. Born in Chicago, he relocated to his mother's hometown of Ponchatoula as a young man, and began working for Sears as a decorator, traveling from store to store across Louisiana and Mississippi. Looking to make a living after retirement, he... Read full biography
A naive folk-art painter, Hemmerling's career started after he had retired from being a window dresser for Sears & Roebuck in 2002. Using discarded house paint, he painted scenes of rural African-American rituals and religion on wood and other found objects. Born in Chicago, he relocated to his mother's hometown of Ponchatoula as a young man, and began working for Sears as a decorator, traveling from store to store across Louisiana and Mississippi. Looking to make a living after retirement, he began painting on wood that he found on his walks around town. One day, he went into the Louisiana Furniture and Art Gallery in Ponchatoula and at the owner's request, showed some of his work. The rest is history, as they say, and Hemmerling's work... Read full biography
A naive folk-art painter, Hemmerling's career started after he had retired from being a window dresser for Sears & Roebuck in 2002. Using discarded house paint, he painted scenes of rural African-American rituals and religion on wood and other found objects. Born in Chicago, he relocated to his mother's hometown of Ponchatoula as a young man, and began working for Sears as a decorator, traveling from store to store across Louisiana and Mississippi. Looking to make a living after retirement, he began painting on wood that he found on his walks around town. One day, he went into the Louisiana Furniture and Art Gallery in Ponchatoula and at the owner's request, showed some of his work. The rest is history, as they say, and Hemmerling's work gained much recognition over the following years. His work was exhibited at Art Expo New York and other p... Read full biography
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