July 31, 2010 – January 3, 2011

For the first time in eight years, the Telfair presents an exhibition from its growing collection of work by self-taught artists, largely from the southeastern United States. The show features many works acquired in recent years that have never been exhibited. Highlights include newly acquired sculptures by Tennessee folk sculptor Bessie Harvey and a rare, recently discovered work depicting the Savannah riverfront by an African American sailor and artist, William O. Golding. The exhibition will include a wide range of idiosyncratic and inventive drawings, paintings, woodcarvings, and mixed media assemblages from noted folk artists Jimmie Lee Sudduth, Ned Cartledge, Eddie Mumma, R.A. Miller, Ulysses Davis, and others. The Telfair’s folk art collection focuses on Savannah and Georgia, with other works produced in South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida.