signs and wonders
Herman FinneySign over the entrance to his studio and display areac. 1970sGeorge Morris at his"Gotno Farm" environment1986Raymond CoinsBorn 1904Raymond and his "Family"1981James Lowery standing next to his"Self-Portrait"1984Willie Brooks with his"Bottle Crucifix"1988Vernon BurwellBorn 1916Vernon in his garage1985Jimmy Courson with his Coast Guard"Pile-Driver" vessel1985Almetta "Aunt Met" BrooksBorn 1903Met holding the "Tiger Head" she made the day John Glenn orbited the earth.1988Charlie Swaim in front of his chicken shed at his"Oakwood Kennel and Appalachian Bee Farm"1983Herman BridgersBorn 1912In front of his "churchmen" figuresin front of his house1988Hermon G. Finney1932-1988Herman with his"Jasper the Red-Headed Butcher"c. 1954Harold GarrisonBorn 1923Harold holding his 1974"Democratic Party Gun"1986Russell GillespieBorn 1922Russell holding his"Mountain Cabin Scene"1988Annie Hooper1897-1986Annie with her writings1983Bill Johnson with his"Freedom Car"1988James Harold JenningsBorn 1931James in front of his school bus workshopAustin G. SuttonAustin holding his own1988Clyde JonesBorn 1938Clyde holding his "Pig"1980William OwensBorn 1908William with his"Separation of Church and State"1981Vollis SimpsonBorn 1919Vollis standing next to one of his "wind machines"1988Q. J. StephensonBorn 1920Q inside his "Occoneechee Trapper's Lodge"1981Arliss WatfordBorn 1924Arliss with some of his cedar and cypress knee sculptures1986Jeff WilliamsBorn 1958Jeff standing next to his 1982 "African Head"1986Willie Brooks with two of his whirligigs.1986Otis Hall standing in his front yard.1987George Morris with "Dogs" at his "Gotno Farm"1986John LilleySign from the "Peaceville Valley" environmentc.1970-82 All images from:"Signs and Wonders: Outsider Art Inside North Carolina"by Rodger ManleyNorth Carolina Museum of ArtRaleigh1989