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<p>This drawing is a reworked tracing of an Ivory Soap advertisement torn from a magazine.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1906
- Dimensions
- 19 × 28.1 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Joseph Yoakum
Artist
Drawing
Joseph Elmer Yoakum was an American self-taught painter. He was of African-American and possibly of Native American–descent, and was known for his landscape paintings in the outsider art-style. He was age 76 when he started to record his memories in the form of imaginary landscapes and produced over 2,000 drawings during the last decade of his life.
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This Mountain is Near Nevada Capital (Reno Nevada) (recto); Mt National Near Memphis Tennessee and Kentuckey/This mtn is Great attraction to people Driving/ passed It Route #2, to/ Jacksonville Florida (verso)
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Mt Whoy of South Carolina South East United States
1972 · Red and purple felt-tip pen and pastel on cream wove paper
This a Family of Plunze Oak Trees of New Mexico 2 Miles North of Browns View Milles Village Colorado
1972 · Colored felt-tip pen, and black fountain pen on ivory wove paper
The National Safety at Brest France Home Guard Town for Coastal Landing Safety
1972 · Blue ballpoint pen, green and brown felt-tip pen, and colored pencil on cream wove paper
Flying Saucer Las Vagus/New Mexico
1972 · Blue felt-tip pen on ivory wove paper
Record
Verified by Watts Index- Artist
- Joseph Yoakum
- Year
- 1906
- Dimensions
- 19 × 28.1 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1906-042069
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified