Auction details
Joe Adams Outsider and Folk-art Collection
8:00 AM PT - May 30th, 2009
offered by
Kimball M. Sterling Inc. TFL-1915
Johnson City, TN 37604

Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
20% up to 20000
20% above 20001
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 100 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 5000 | 200 |
| 15000 | 500 |
| 20000 | 1000 |
| 30000 | 2000 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
| 75000 | 10000 |
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494 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 51 |
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William Thomas Thompson-"Atom Boom". Paint on canvas, signed and dated 1995. Piece is 40 x 30. Please see over 450 o... |
400 - 600 |
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| 52 |
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Krista Jones-"The Politics Of Men And Women". Paint on canvas, signed and dated 1999. Piece is 40 x 30. Please see o... |
100 - 200 |
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| 53 |
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Alpha Andrews-"Happy". Marker on poster, signed. Piece is 21 x 15 1/2. Please see our other 490 lots of outsider art... |
500 - 1,000 |
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| 54 |
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R.A. Miller-"Lord Love Ya". Marker on poster, signed. Piece is 27 x 21, framed. Please see over 450 other lots in th... |
100 - 200 |
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| 55 |
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Barbara Thibodeaux-"Swimming Hole". Paint on canvas, signed and dated 2001. Piece is 20 x 16. Please see over 450 ot... |
200 - 400 |
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| 56 |
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Mary Anderson Cayce-"Ethel Waters". Pencil on paper, signed circa 1970. Piece was exhibited in "Kentucky Spirit" pap... |
200 - 400 |
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| 57 |
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Sam Doyle-"Statue Of Liberty". Paint on window shade, signed. Piece is 14 x 29, matted. Please see our other 490 ... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 58 |
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Pauline Willis-"Angel". Paint on poster, signed and dated 1993. Piece is 22 x 28. Please see over 450 other lots in ... |
100 - 200 |
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| 59 |
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Pauline Willis-"Flower Bed". Paint on poster, signed and dated 1994. Please see over 450 other lots in this sale of ... |
100 - 200 |
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| 60 |
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Scotty Higgins-"The Artist Scene". Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1994. Piece is 16 x 20. Please see over 450 other... |
200 - 300 |
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| 61 |
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Anderson Johnson-"Women". Paint on wood, signed. Piece is 24 x 24. Please see over 450 other lots in this sale of Ou... |
200 - 400 |
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| 62 |
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Debora Phillips-"Starlight, Starbright". Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated 1992. Piece is 14 x 11, framed. Please ... |
200 - 300 |
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| 63 |
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Chris Brown-"Man In Hat". Paint on roofing tin, signed. Piece is 26 x24. Please see over 450 other lots in this sale... |
200 - 300 |
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| 64 |
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Juanita Leonard-"Roosters". Paint on panel, signed. Piece is 24 x 24, framed. Please see over 450 other lots in this... |
100 - 200 |
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| 65 |
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Mose Tolliver-"Tree Of Life". Paint on wood, signed. Piece is 25 x 20. Please see over 450 other lots in this sale o... |
400 - 600 |
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| 66 |
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Anderson Johnson-"Women". Paint on panel, signed. Piece is 25 x 25, some damage. Please see over 450 other lots in t... |
200 - 400 |
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| 67 |
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Anderson Johnson-"Women". Paint on plywood, signed. Piece is 25 x 28. Please see over 450 other lots in this sale of... |
200 - 400 |
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| 68 |
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Betty Nathan-"Woman". Paint and mastic on paper, signed. Piece is 15 1/2 x 19 1/2. Please see over 450 other lots in... |
200 - 300 |
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| 69 |
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Jeff Hirsch-"Untitled". Marker on paper. Formerly from the Myron Shure Collection Piece is 11 1/2 x 8 3/4. Please se... |
100 - 200 |
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| 70 |
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Jeff Hirsch-"Untitled". Marker on paper.Formerly from the Myron Shure Collection. Piece is 18 x 12. Please see over ... |
100 - 200 |
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| 71 |
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Evelyn Gibson-"Leopards". Paint on canvas board, signed and dated 1996. Piece is 15 1/2 x 19 1/2, framed. Please see... |
100 - 300 |
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| 72 |
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Jeff Hirsch-"Untitled". Marker on paper, signed and dated circa 1987. Formerly from the Myron Shure Collection. Piec... |
100 - 200 |
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| 73 |
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Cham Little-"Clean Conception". Pen on paper, signed and dated 8-3-99. Piece is 9 1/2 x 12, large frame. Please see ... |
200 - 300 |
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| 74 |
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Elwyn Hudson-"Kronos". Paint on board, signed and dated 1998. Piece is 27 1/2 x 19 1/2, framed. Please see over 450 ... |
100 - 200 |
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| 75 |
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Lamar Sorrento-"Muddy Waters On The Plantation". Paint on canvas, signed. Piece is 38 x 46, framed. Please see our o... |
400 - 600 |
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| 76 |
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Exuma-"Black Jesus". Pastel on paper, signed and dated 1989. Piece is 16 1/2 x 13, framed. Please see over 450 other... |
200 - 400 |
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| 77 |
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Sabra Wolfe-"Wolf". Paint on wood and tin, signed and dated 1996. Piece is double sided, 23 1/2 x 15. Please see ove... |
100 - 200 |
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| 78 |
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Grace Kelly Laster-"Eye Of The Soul". Paint on board, signed and dated 1994. Piece is 22 1/4 x 22 1/4. Please see ov... |
200 - 400 |
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| 79 |
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Steve Shepard-"Portrait Of Barbara Bush". Pastel on paper. Piece is 16 x 12, framed. Please see over 450 other lots ... |
100 - 200 |
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| 80 |
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L.C. Savage-"Broken Ballerina". Paint on board, signed. Piece is 17 1/2 x 13 3/4. Please see over 450 other lots in ... |
100 - 300 |
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| 81 |
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The Beaver-"Beavers Paint Truck". Paint on wood, signed and dated 1990. Piece is 21 3/4 x 17 1/2. Please see over 45... |
200 - 300 |
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| 82 |
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Jeff Hirsch-"Untitled". Marker on paper. Formerly from the Myron Shure Collection. Piece is 16 1/2 x 24 1/2. Please ... |
100 - 200 |
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| 83 |
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C.W.Charles Howe-"One Shall Betray" Paint on board, signed and dated 1972 .Piece is 36 x 32. Please see over 450 oth... |
200 - 300 |
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| 84 |
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Evelyn Gibson-"Religious Scene" . Paint on canvas, signed and dated, 1993. Piece is 25 1/2 x 33. Please see over 45... |
200 - 400 |
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| 85 |
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Jerry Coker-"Outside America". Paint on wood, 3-D, signed. Piece is 23 1/4 x 24 x 8 1/2. Please see over 450 other ... |
100 - 200 |
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| 86 |
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Wesley Stewart-"Guitar". Glazed toothpick construction, 3-D. Piece is 21 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/4. Please see over 450 ot... |
400 - 600 |
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| 87 |
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Ralph Griffin-"Man". Paint on natural wood. Piece is 20 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 16 1/2. Please see over 450 other lots in thi... |
200 - 400 |
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| 88 |
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Elwyn Hudson-"Dante". Paint on reliefed wood. Piece is 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1 3/4. Please see over 450 other lots in thi... |
100 - 200 |
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| 89 |
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R.A. Miller-" Roosters". Paint on tin, 4 piece lot. Various sizes. Please see over 450 other lots in this sale of Ou... |
200 - 300 |
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| 90 |
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R.A. Miller-"Untitled". Paint on tin, 2 piece lot. Measures 18 1/2 x 7 1/2, and 18 1/2 x 10 1/2.Please see over 450... |
200 - 300 |
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| 91 |
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R.A. Miller-"Untitled". Paint on tin, 2 piece lot. Dinosaur and alligator, measures 30 x 6 3/4, 23 1/2 x 13. Please... |
200 - 300 |
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| 92 |
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Hubert Walters-"Sailboat". Piece is 22 x 4 1/2 x 21 1/2, signed. Please see over 450 other lots in this sale of Outs... |
200 - 400 |
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| 93 |
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O.L. Samuels-"Box Safe". Paint and woodburned, signed. Piece is 23 3/4 x 10 x 12. Please see over 450 other lots in ... |
200 - 400 |
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| 94 |
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Wesley Stewart-"Tie". Toothpick construction. Piece is 14 1/4 x 19 1/2. Please see over 450 other lots in this sale ... |
200 - 400 |
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| 95 |
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Elayne Goodman-"Tampa Nuggets Chest". Cigar box construction, middle drawer missing knob. Piece is 10 1/2 x 12 x 6. ... |
100 - 300 |
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| 96 |
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William Dawson-"Where I Live". Paint on wood house construction and two animals, signed and dated 1976. Piece is 12... |
600 - 800 |
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| 97 |
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Leland Holiday-"Totem". Paint on wood stump, signed. Piece is 25 x 7 x 3. Please see over 450 other lots in this sal... |
100 - 300 |
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| 98 |
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Bee House-"School House". Paint on wood construction. Piece is 19 1/2 x 25 x 21. Please see over 450 other lots in t... |
200 - 400 |
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| 99 |
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Willie Massey-"Snake". Paint on aluminum foil construction.. This piece is formerly from the Howard Smith Collectio.... |
200 - 400 |
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| 100 |
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Willie Massey-"Snake". Paint on aluminum foil construction. This item is formerly from the Howard Smith Collection.... |
200 - 400 |



















































