Hawkins Bolden

Hawkins Bolden (1914–2005) was an American artist known for his "scarecrow" assemblages made from pots, pans, leather belts, rubber hoses and other found materials.[1][2]

Hawkins Bolden
Hawkins Bolden with his sculptures
Born(1914-09-10)September 10, 1914
Memphis, Tennessee
Died2005(2005-00-00) (aged 90–91)
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Known forAssemblage Sculpture
MovementModern Art

Early life

Born in the Bailey’s Bottom section of Memphis, Tennessee, a childhood accident left Bolden blind at the age of eight.[3]

Career

In 1997, Bolden participated in the show Passionate Visions of the American South opening at the New Orleans Museum of Art.[4][5] Bolden was one of four subjects of the 2011 documentary Make, which also included Ike Morgan, Royal Robertson and Judith Scott (artist).[6] The American Visionary Art Museum contains permanent collections of his works.[7] Bolden’s scarecrows are included in the collections of The Smithsonian Museum of Art, The High Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[8][9]

References
  1. Johnson, Ken. "Art In Review: National Black Fine Art Show". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. Arnett, William. "Souls Grown Deep". Souls Grown Deep. Souls Grown Deep. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. Drury, John. "Make Do". artnet. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. "Passionate Visions of the American South: Self-Taught Artists from 1940 the Present, and exhibit curated and a catalog edited by Alice Rae Yelen (Review)". Southern Cultures. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  5. "SCARECROW by Hawkins Bolden - intuitive eye". intuitiveeye.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  6. Kushner, Daniel. "Make: Outsider Art and the Blessed Compulsion". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  7. Sellen, Betty-Carol (2016). Self-Taught, Outsider and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources, 3d ed. McFarland & Company. p. 65. ISBN 978-1476623047.
  8. "Untitled". High Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  9. "Hawkins Bolden | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
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