Susann Craig’s self-taught and outsider art collection exceeds $550K at Hindman

Roger Brown, ‘Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers,’ $138,600. Image courtesy of Hindman
Roger Brown, ‘Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers,’ $138,600. Image courtesy of Hindman
Roger Brown, ‘Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers,’ $138,600. Image courtesy of Hindman

CHICAGO – Works by Roger Brown, Sister Gertrude Morgan and William Dawson led Hindman’s single-owner auction of esteemed collector Susann Craig’s estate on March 9. A beloved figure in Chicago’s art world and a founder of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago, Craig left a strong legacy through her diverse collection and her passion for amplifying overlooked voices. The majority of works exceeded their estimates, with Chicago artists in particular seeing high demand across the 325-lot sale.

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Celebrated Susann Craig outsider art collection comes to Hindman, March 9

Roger Brown, ‘Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers,’ estimated at $60,000-$80,000. Image courtesy of Hindman
Susann Craig’s Chicago loft, designed by Jeanne Gang, with Roger Brown’s ‘Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers,’ 1989. Image courtesy of Hindman
Susann Craig’s Chicago loft, designed by Jeanne Gang, with Roger Brown’s ‘Crossing the Bandiagara Escarpment With Baobab Trees and Dogon Dancers,’ 1989. Image courtesy of Hindman

CHICAGO – Hindman will present art from the estate of esteemed outsider art collector Susann Craig in a single-owner auction on Thursday, March 9. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. A champion of boundless creativity and the founder of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in Chicago, Craig’s legacy is without peer. Roadside Attractions: The Susann Craig Collection, Chicago, IL will showcase her personal collection of more than 300 paintings, mobiles and statues occupying her Logan Square loft designed by Jeanne Gang. The auction will be presented at a significant time of growth for Intuit, with the museum currently planning an expansion project. A portion of the proceeds of the auction will benefit Intuit.

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Folk art and self-taught greats star at Slotin, April 23-24

 

Minnie Evans, ‘Queen of Garden with Flanking Angels,’ est. $10,000-$15,000
Minnie Evans, ‘Queen of Garden with Flanking Angels,’ est. $10,000-$15,000

BUFORD, Ga. – Slotin Folk Art will hold its next Self-Taught Art Masterpieces sale on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Auctioneer Steve Slotin says outsider art is ‘in’

Steve Slotin poses with a ventriloquist’s dummy that was being auctioned by Slotin Folk Art Auction. His wife Amy joked that it looked like Steve’s twin, prompting his bemused expression.
Steve Slotin poses with a ventriloquist’s dummy that was being auctioned by Slotin Folk Art Auction. His wife Amy joked that it looked like Steve’s twin, prompting his “I’m not amused” expression.
Steve Slotin poses with a ventriloquist’s dummy that was being auctioned by Slotin Folk Art Auction. His wife Amy joked that it looked like Steve’s twin, prompting his bemused expression.

BUFORD, Ga. – Growing up in Georgia, Steve Slotin, who co-owns and operates Slotin Folk Art Auction with his wife, Amy, is quick to say he knew the best swimming holes and BBQ joints, but didn’t know much about the visual culture of the South. It took getting fired from CliffsNotes in his early twenties to discover a passion for folk and self-taught art. The couple spent their honeymoon traveling around the United States buying art. They launched an instantly popular annual art show, Folk Fest, in 1993, and a few years later, began their specialized auction business focusing not just on Southern folk art but self-taught art from all over the country.

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