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Sam Doyle

January 01, 1970

For other people named Sam Doyle, see Sam Doyle (disambiguation).

Thomas "Sam" Doyle (1906–1985) was an African-American artist from Saint Helena Island, South Carolina.[1] His colorful paintings on sheet metal and wood recorded the history and people of St. Helena's Gullah community.

Sam Doyle
Sam Doyle in St. Helena, South Carolina, surrounded by his paintings
Born
Thomas Samuel Doyle

1906
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Died1985(1985-00-00) (aged 78–79)
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting, Out Door Art Gallery
MovementModern Art

Early life edit

Sam Doyle was born in 1906 near Frogmore, on St. Helena Island.[2] He attended elementary school at the Penn School, a school for freed African-Americans founded by Unitarians and Quakers from Pennsylvania.[3] It was at the Penn School that Doyle's teachers first recognized his artistic talent and they encouraged him to pursue his practice.[3][4] Doyle dropped out of the Penn school in the ninth grade and found employment variously as a store clerk, porter, groundskeeper and finally as a laundry worker.[5][6][7]

He married Maude Brown in 1931 or 1932; the two divorced in 1949.[8] Doyle died in 1985 in Beaufort, South Carolina.[2]

Art practice edit

Doyle continued his art practice in the 1940s, showing his paintings on sheet metal at first in his yard that he called his "Outdoor World-Wide-International Gallery".[9][10][11] Doyle would use discarded materials such as metal roofing, plywood, and house paint for his art, exhibiting a rudimentary, but unique art style.[12] After his retirement he took up his art practice more fully in 1968.[5][13]

Doyle was heavily influence by the Gullah culture of St. Helena Island, known for its high levels of African retention.[14] Doyle documented the strengths, weaknesses, trials, and blunders of his fellow St. Helena residents through painting their portraits. Doyle also documented popular figures of the African American community. Legends like Ray Charles, Martin Luther King Jr, and Jackie Robinson were portrayed in Doyle's collection.[15]

Doyle's work was included in the 1982 exhibition Black Folk Art in America at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.[16]

Collections edit

Doyle's paintings and sculptures are held in the permanent collections of American Folk Art Museum,[17] the High Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[18] the Pérez Art Museum Miami,[19] the Gibbes Museum of Art[20] and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[21][22] and Penn Center (Penn School on St. Helena Island).

References edit

  1. ^ "Sam Doyle: The Mind's Eye — Works from the Gordon W. Bailey Collection | LACMA". lacma.org. 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Sam Doyle".
  3. ^ a b Coker, Gylbert Garvin; Arnett, William (2001). "Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South". African American Review. 35 (4): 660. doi:10.2307/2903291. ISSN 1062-4783. JSTOR 2903291.
  4. ^ Wertkin, Gerard C. (2 August 2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. Routledge. ISBN 9781135956158 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b Cardinal, Roger; Ala.), Birmingham Museum of Art (Birmingham; Kogan, Lee; Larsen, Susan C.; Patterson, Tom; Perry, Regenia (24 June 1995). Pictured in My Mind: Contemporary American Self-taught Art from the Collection of Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9780878058778 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ packet.com. "'Long overlooked' Lowcountry artist Sam Doyle to be celebrated at ARTworks, Penn Center". islandpacket.
  7. ^ "Red Piano Too Art Gallery & Penn Center to host Sam Doyle Art Exhibit and Festival March 11 & 12 – Beaufort South Carolina the Island News".
  8. ^ Congdon, Kristin G.; Hallmark, Kara Kelley (24 June 2019). American Folk Art: A Regional Reference. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313349362 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ packet.com. "Sam Doyle's funky artwork comes full circle on St. Helena Island". islandpacket.
  10. ^ "Exhibition: Sam Doyle: The Mind's Eye - Works from the Gordon W. Bailey Collection" (PDF). lacma.org. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. ^ Crown, Carol; Rivers, Cheryl; Wilson, Charles Reagan (2013-06-03). The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 23: Folk Art. ISBN 9781469607993.
  12. ^ Gordon, Bailey. "Sam Doyle". Outside Art Fair.
  13. ^ "ABE. KANE". collection.folkartmuseum.org/.
  14. ^ Bailey, Gordon (2014). "Sam Doyle: Self-Taught Genius". American Folk Art Museum.
  15. ^ "Sam Doyle | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  16. ^ Maresca, Frank; Ricco, Roger; Rexer, Lyle (26 October 1993). American self-taught: paintings and drawings by outsider artists. Knopf. ISBN 9780394582122 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ "Sam Doyle – Artists – eMuseum".
  18. ^ "Sam Doyle".
  19. ^ Armstrong, Annie (2019-08-05). "As U.S. Museums Work to Build Folk and Vernacular Art Collections, Pérez Art Museum Miami Scores a Trove". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  20. ^ "Ike, ca. 1982, by Sam Doyle".
  21. ^ "Sam Doyle | LACMA Collections".
  22. ^ "Works by Sam Doyle from the Gordon W. Bailey Collection on view at LACMA".

External links edit

  • Images of Doyle's art

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For other people named Sam Doyle see Sam Doyle disambiguation Thomas Sam Doyle 1906 1985 was an African American artist from Saint Helena Island South Carolina 1 His colorful paintings on sheet metal and wood recorded the history and people of St Helena s Gullah community Sam DoyleSam Doyle in St Helena South Carolina surrounded by his paintingsBornThomas Samuel Doyle1906St Helena Island South CarolinaDied1985 1985 00 00 aged 78 79 St Helena Island South CarolinaNationalityAmericanKnown forPainting Out Door Art GalleryMovementModern Art Contents 1 Early life 2 Art practice 3 Collections 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editSam Doyle was born in 1906 near Frogmore on St Helena Island 2 He attended elementary school at the Penn School a school for freed African Americans founded by Unitarians and Quakers from Pennsylvania 3 It was at the Penn School that Doyle s teachers first recognized his artistic talent and they encouraged him to pursue his practice 3 4 Doyle dropped out of the Penn school in the ninth grade and found employment variously as a store clerk porter groundskeeper and finally as a laundry worker 5 6 7 He married Maude Brown in 1931 or 1932 the two divorced in 1949 8 Doyle died in 1985 in Beaufort South Carolina 2 Art practice editDoyle continued his art practice in the 1940s showing his paintings on sheet metal at first in his yard that he called his Outdoor World Wide International Gallery 9 10 11 Doyle would use discarded materials such as metal roofing plywood and house paint for his art exhibiting a rudimentary but unique art style 12 After his retirement he took up his art practice more fully in 1968 5 13 Doyle was heavily influence by the Gullah culture of St Helena Island known for its high levels of African retention 14 Doyle documented the strengths weaknesses trials and blunders of his fellow St Helena residents through painting their portraits Doyle also documented popular figures of the African American community Legends like Ray Charles Martin Luther King Jr and Jackie Robinson were portrayed in Doyle s collection 15 Doyle s work was included in the 1982 exhibition Black Folk Art in America at the Corcoran Gallery of Art 16 Collections editDoyle s paintings and sculptures are held in the permanent collections of American Folk Art Museum 17 the High Museum of Art the Smithsonian American Art Museum 18 the Perez Art Museum Miami 19 the Gibbes Museum of Art 20 and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 21 22 and Penn Center Penn School on St Helena Island References edit Sam Doyle The Mind s Eye Works from the Gordon W Bailey Collection LACMA lacma org 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2016 a b Sam Doyle a b Coker Gylbert Garvin Arnett William 2001 Souls Grown Deep African American Vernacular Art of the South African American Review 35 4 660 doi 10 2307 2903291 ISSN 1062 4783 JSTOR 2903291 Wertkin Gerard C 2 August 2004 Encyclopedia of American Folk Art Routledge ISBN 9781135956158 via Google Books a b Cardinal Roger Ala Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham Kogan Lee Larsen Susan C Patterson Tom Perry Regenia 24 June 1995 Pictured in My Mind Contemporary American Self taught Art from the Collection of Kurt Gitter and Alice Rae Yelen Univ Press of Mississippi ISBN 9780878058778 via Google Books packet com Long overlooked Lowcountry artist Sam Doyle to be celebrated at ARTworks Penn Center islandpacket Red Piano Too Art Gallery amp Penn Center to host Sam Doyle Art Exhibit and Festival March 11 amp 12 Beaufort South Carolina the Island News Congdon Kristin G Hallmark Kara Kelley 24 June 2019 American Folk Art A Regional Reference ABC CLIO ISBN 9780313349362 via Google Books packet com Sam Doyle s funky artwork comes full circle on St Helena Island islandpacket Exhibition Sam Doyle The Mind s Eye Works from the Gordon W Bailey Collection PDF lacma org Retrieved 10 September 2023 Crown Carol Rivers Cheryl Wilson Charles Reagan 2013 06 03 The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Volume 23 Folk Art ISBN 9781469607993 Gordon Bailey Sam Doyle Outside Art Fair ABE KANE collection folkartmuseum org Bailey Gordon 2014 Sam Doyle Self Taught Genius American Folk Art Museum Sam Doyle Souls Grown Deep Foundation www soulsgrowndeep org Retrieved 2019 06 10 Maresca Frank Ricco Roger Rexer Lyle 26 October 1993 American self taught paintings and drawings by outsider artists Knopf ISBN 9780394582122 via Google Books Sam Doyle Artists eMuseum Sam Doyle Armstrong Annie 2019 08 05 As U S Museums Work to Build Folk and Vernacular Art Collections Perez Art Museum Miami Scores a Trove ARTnews com Retrieved 2023 08 22 Ike ca 1982 by Sam Doyle Sam Doyle LACMA Collections Works by Sam Doyle from the Gordon W Bailey Collection on view at LACMA External links editImages of Doyle s art Biography from Raw Vision Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sam Doyle amp oldid 1204303491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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