Jimmy Lee (born in 1910), frequently referred to as "The
Mud Man", began painting with a mixture of Alabama mud and
molasses applied to plywood scraps. It was his favorite
medium, although he began adding bold colors as his art grew
in popularity. He was one of twelve African American folk
artists featured in the Corcoran exhibition in 1982. Jimmy
Lee's art is very sought after in this country and abroad
and is included in about every museum folk art collection as
well as private collections. People in his small community
began purchasing his paintings long before the ongoing
worldwide interest in folk art; The Fayette Museum features
many of his early works. Jimmy Lee has appeared on The Today
Show and at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, both as a
performer and painter. He played the banjo as well as blues
on the harmonica. With the arrival of television into his
life, his art images became more worldly, including the New
York skyline, the Statue of Liberty and even Mona Lisa.
Jimmy Lee Sudduth passed away on September 2, 2007 at the
age of 97.
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New York 48 x 36 paint on board |
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Apartment Building 48 x 48 paint and mud on board |
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Juke Joint 24 x 48 paiint and mud on wood |
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High Rise $2,800 Paint on full size door |
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Fish 48 x 24 $3,000 very early piece |
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Chicken 24 x 24 mud and paint on board |
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Cotton Wagon 24 x 24 paint and mud on board |
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Two Dancers 13 x 13 framed mud and paint on board |
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Jesus and Disciple 24 x 24 framed paint and mud on panel early piece |
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Going to the Gin 24 x 24 unframed paint on board |
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Man on a Bike 51 x 39 framed $4,800 paint on board |
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Church 24 x 24 framed paint on board |
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PO Box 3075 · Hilton Head Island. · SC · 29928 · 843-757-0088 |