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Myrtle Beach, SC Richard Burnside 1944- Painting, spiritual and protective messages

Information: Richard Burnside, an African-American artist, moved with his mother and six siblings from his birthplace in Baltimore, Maryland, to South Carolina at the age of five. During his adult years, he first served in the Army and then worked as a chef in Charlotte, North Carolina, before returning again to South Carolina. Burnside began creating his paintings in his mid-30’s as a way to find relief from night visions of "ancient times," he says. The primitive works by this African-American artist are painted in oil based enamel paint on paper bags and plywood, and occasionally gourds or furniture, with specific details sometimes highlighted with painted pieces of pine cones or twigs. Vivid colors and repeated dot patterns recall aboriginal designs. Recurring images and symbols derived from his visions include the white wolf, a jungle cat, and ancient kings and queens. Robert Cargo Folk Art Gallery

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	Detour Art—the Book Self-Taught Folk Artists : "Richard Burnside" primitive kool art : "Richard Burnside" Slotin Folk Art The Outsider’s Art Garde Rail Gallery Gordon Gallery Robert Cargo Folk Art Gallery Main Street Gallery: "Richard Burnside"
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Bibliography: "Detour Art—Outsider, Folk Art, and Visionary Folk Art Environments Coast to Coast, Art and Photographs from the Collection of Kelly Ludwig" by Kelly Ludwig, Kansas City Star Books, 2007. "20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993. "Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, McFarland & Company, 2000. "Flying Free: Twentieth-Century Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Ellin and Baron Gordon" by Ellin Gordon, Barbara L. Luck and Tom Patterson, exhibit catalog for The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, 1997. "Souls Grown Deep: African American vernacular Art of the South", Vol 1, Arnett, et al, 1995. "Testimony: Vernacular Art of the African-American South: the Ronald and June Shelp Collection", Cronwill, Danto, Gaither, Gundaker and McWillie, 2001. "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.

Credit: © Kelly Ludwig, Detour Art, all rights reserved.

Wolf From the collection of Kelly Ludwig Credit: Kelly Ludwig

Snakes and Bugs From the collection of Kelly Ludwig Credit: Kelly Ludwig

Three Kings 1990 Painting (enamel on cardboard) Size: 17" x 36" From the collection of Kelly Ludwig, featured in the book “Detour Art” 2007. Credit: Kelly Ludwig

Ancient Queen 1990 Painting (enamel on kraft paper grocery sack) Size: 17" x 36" From the collection of Kelly Ludwig, featured in the book “Detour Art” 2007. Credit: Kelly Ludwig

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