Autumn Americana Auction
Sat, Oct 3, 2020 10:00AM EDT
Lot 103
Jesse Howard - Oil on Panel- Outsider Artist
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
Jesse Howard (1885-1983) Oil paint on masonite. H 11-7/8" W 36". Purchased directly from Howard by the consignor. First public offering. Soon after Jesse Howard purchased twenty acres for a home in Fulton, Missouri, he began using it to air his religious, political, and philosophical convictions. He posted signs covered with neat, hand-lettered texts. Unfortunately Howard's neighbors were not pleased with his contributions to the public debate. From the late 1940s until the 1970s, "Sorehead Hill"Ñas he called his placeÑwas frequently vandalized, and he was repeatedly harassed for his unconventional means of exercising his "free thought and free speech." In 1952 some of his neighbors even went so far as to circulate a petition demanding that he be committed to a mental institution. Embittered but hardly broken by such vicissitudes, Howard remained determined to express himself, and he was eventually rewarded with favorable attention from scholars, collectors, dealers, and curators. Tom Patterson Contemporary Folk Art: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (New York and Washington, D.C. Watson-Guptill Publications, in cooperation with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2001). Please refer to this link for high-res images. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x9mraht53qk7qsd/AACldP03rCWrmuYbsIeZ0qPUa?dl=0
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