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USA
Appalachia
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Winston-Salem, NC
Sam "The Dot Man" McMillan
1926-
Painting & sculpture (unconventional material)
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You'll certainly be seeing spots after you leave Sam's place, as there's not an object in sight that isn't saturated with dots! The painting urge hit Sam, The Dot Man, in the 80s, but he's been creating all his life. And he'll put dots on anything. Clothing, hats, cars, cabinets, beds,all of them are given the ol' Dot Man trademark. He's literally created a whole world of art around him with a house full of his vivid and wonderful creations. And it comes in handy, he says, because burglars (which he's had some problems with) won't take things that he's painted up!
Sam offered to paint the Big Ball of Tape for us, but for some reason we declined. What were we thinking?
Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations
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Bibliography:
On DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Eastern Weaseling", KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, 2002.
"Contemporary American Folk Art - A Collector's Guide" Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, 1996.
"Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000.
"American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003.
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009. |
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