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Benjamin F. Perkins (1904-1993) Painted Gourd Bankston, Alabama, c. 1990, paint on natural gourd...

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Benjamin F. Perkins (1904-1993) Painted Gourd Bankston, Alabama, c. 1990, paint on natural gourd...

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Benjamin F. Perkins (1904-1993) Painted Gourd
Bankston, Alabama, c. 1990, paint on natural gourd, with wire hanger, ht. 16 in.

Provenance: The Outsider and Folk Art Collection of Gene and Judy Kohn. Purchased from the Berenberg Gallery, Massachusetts, July 2009.

Note: Born in Alabama, Perkins spent most of his working life as a government employee in Washington D.C. In the late 1960s, Brother Ben returned to Alabama to begin a career as a preacher and artist.

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Benjamin F. Perkins (1904-1993) Painted Gourd Bankston, Alabama, c. 1990, paint on natural gourd...

Name: Benjamin F. Perkins (1904-1993) Painted Gourd Bankston, Alabama, c. 1990, paint on natural gourd...
SKU: 143263704
Price: 90 USD
Availability: InStock

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