Description: Signed Frank Pickle, 1993 American folk artist 1933-2015 Trion, Georgia Summerville Area Wood, tempura paint, metal halo 9" standing Repair on one leg This angel is one of Mr Pickles repetitive motifs, usually seen flying on his paintings, maybe his wife Gloria who predeceased him On the subject of Gloria, it seems she was married to one of Howard Finster's many sons before she was Mrs Frank Pickle, two Finster boys from that marriage are listed as stepsons in Frank's 2015 obit. On the subject of Rev Howard Finster, Smithsonion holds a long interview"Oral history interview with Howard Finster, 1984 June 11 by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C." Buried in that sprawling interview, Finster claims to have represented many artists as a dealer and had shown "Mr Pickles acrylic paintings" in his chapel. He claims he influenced a favorite patron of his to spend "$1,100" on a common millhand's (Frank Pickle) paintings.
Price: 188 USD
Location: Fernandina Beach, Florida
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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Artist: Frank Pickle
Signed By: Frank Pickle
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Material: Wood
Region of Origin: American South
Subject: Figures
Type: Sculpture
Year of Production: 1993
Item Height: 9 in
Style: Outsider Art
Theme: Americana
Country/Region of Manufacture: Georgia
Production Technique: 3D Modeling
Culture: Protestant
Time Period Produced: 1990-1999
