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Next-to-New currently has two wonderful and whimsical works from outsider artists, father Mose Tolliver, and his daughter, Annie. Mose Tolliver, also known as Mose T., was a self-taught Alabama artist renown for his vibrant and imaginative folk paintings of people, religious subjects, and animals. He was born in Pike Road, Alabama, the child of sharecroppers. His exact birthday is unknown, but is thought to be between 1918 to 1925. In the 1960s, following an accident at an Alabama furniture factory that left him unable to stand or walk without crutches, Mose began to paint, using house paint on pieces of salvaged board or Masonite. A prolific artist, he gained recognition in the 1980s, following exhibitions at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. Mose died in 2006. His works are part of permanent collections throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Loss Angeles. 

The fantastical fish, boldly painted on board, is signed with Mose's typical signature, including the reversed "s."

Annie Tolliver (1950-2018) was inspired by her father. As a child, she loved to draw, but dropped out of school in the ninth grade to marry and start a family. Originally, Annie worked with her father, painting in his style and using his signature, but in 1990, encouraged by an art dealer, she began to create under her own name. Like her father, Annie often uses salvaged wood and house paint. She is known for her brightly colored imaginative paintings, often with humorous subjects and titles. Annie passed away on March 13, 2018. 

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Folksy

This charming folk art painting is an original acrylic by Joanne Case, a California artist known for her meticulous and nostalgic paintings of simpler times. She was active in the 1980s and 1990s. This painting is from the Bill W. Dodge Gallery, which was operated by Dodge, himself a well-known folk artist, in Carmel, California from 1980 through 1999.  Case's works have appeared in exhibits and collections throughout the world and have been reproduced as jigsaw puzzles. However, her original artworks do not often appear on the market. This painting's petite size (approximately eleven inches wide) and oval shape appear to be unusual for this artist. The vibrant colors and delicate details are typical of Case's work.

The painting is signed by Case and has the original information leaflet from the Dodge Gallery on the back.

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On a Mission

This colorful and unique piece of outsider art is by African-American artist Mary L. Proctor (the term "outsider art" refers to self-taught artists who are outside of the mainstream art world or institutions). Born in 1960 in Florida, Proctor worked in nursing, as a daycare operator, and was the owner of a shop selling odds and ends she had collected. She did not begin painting until 1995, after her grandmother, an aunt, and an uncle died in a house fire. Proctor claims that she had a vision telling her to paint and her first works were portraits of the three relatives who had died in the fire. The portraits were painted on doors and displayed in her front yard. The bright and evocative paintings caught the eye of a galley owner, starting Proctor's career as an artist.

Proctor often signs her piece as "Missionary Mary L Proctor," stating that she has a mission to help and glorify women who are broken and suffering and to inspire men to search their hearts and learn to respect women. She often incorporates religious and inspirational messages in her art. 

Proctor has had numerous one-woman shows and exhibitions throughout the United States and her works have been exhibited in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Zora Neale Hurston Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of African American Art, the American Visionary Art Museum, the Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Proctor was featured in the cover story in Winter 1999-2000 edition of Raw Vision and in 2016 was awarded a Folk Art Society Award of Distinction by the Folk Art Society of America. Her works are part of the permanent collections of many museums, including the American Visionary Art Museum, the Smithsonian Institution the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the California African American Museum.

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A True Treasure Chest

Beginning in the 17th century, German immigrants settled in parts of Pennsylvania. They became known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, “Dutch” originating from  from “deutsch," meaning “German”  Renown for their carpentry, Pennsylvania Dutch craftsmen created solid simple furniture and chests, often adorned with elaborate and colorful hand painted designs.  This antique chest, attributed to the Pennsylvania Dutch, may have been intended as an “aus schteier kischt” (dower chest), also known as the hope chest or blanket chest.  Beginning as young as 8 years of age, Pennsylvania Duch girls began to sew linens, quilts, towels, and other items in preparation for their future marriage and household.  To contain the growing trousseau, the father or other male relative would build the girl a kischt.  These chests were adorned with a wide variety of folk art designs.  Floral motifs, like the ones found on this chest, were especially popular.  On her wedding day, the bride would  proudly display the contents of her kischt.  After the ceremony, the kischt was  loaded onto the “hochzich watte” (wedding wagon) and carried the the bride's new home.

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