Charlie Kinney Outsider Art
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Charlie Kinney, (1906-1991)Β outsiderΒ artist , ESKIMO LAND. Paint and graphite on paper. 21-7/8" x 28-1/8".
Charles Kinney, nicknamed Charley, was a member of one of Kentuckyβ°ΓΒͺs most famous folk-artist families. Charley and his brother Noah, also an artist, lived their entire lives together on the familyβ°ΓΒͺs tobacco farm in Toller Hollow, Kentucky. He seldom attended school and when he did, preferred drawing to studying. A birth defect affected Charleyβ°ΓΒͺs respiratory system and limited his ability to work at hard labor. He executed several hundred watercolors on paper and cardboard. His paintings reflect his strong connection to nature as well as the legends and superstitions he had learned as a child. Animals, religious stories, spirits, and β°ΓΓ·haintsβ°ΓΒͺ (haunts) occupy the world of his art. He often added words written in phonetic script.Β
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Charles Kinney, nicknamed Charley, was a member of one of Kentuckyβ°ΓΒͺs most famous folk-artist families. Charley and his brother Noah, also an artist, lived their entire lives together on the familyβ°ΓΒͺs tobacco farm in Toller Hollow, Kentucky. He seldom attended school and when he did, preferred drawing to studying. A birth defect affected Charleyβ°ΓΒͺs respiratory system and limited his ability to work at hard labor. He executed several hundred watercolors on paper and cardboard. His paintings reflect his strong connection to nature as well as the legends and superstitions he had learned as a child. Animals, religious stories, spirits, and β°ΓΓ·haintsβ°ΓΒͺ (haunts) occupy the world of his art. He often added words written in phonetic script.Β
Unframed.
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Charlie Kinney Outsider Art
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