THE ELECTRIC GALLERY

Paintings by Amos Ferguson

Amos Ferguson was born in Nassau in 1922. He worked as a house painter for a living, while remaining committed to his "real work" of art. His work began to attract serious attention in the early 1980's, and rapidly became famous among galleries and collectors of folk art. A major exhibition of Fergusons's paintings toured the U.S. and Europe in the period 1985-87, beginning at the Wadworth Atheneum in Hartford, Ct., and proceeding to Detroit, the Meadowbrook Art Gallery at Oakland University, and the McNay Institute in Texas. The artist's style is vivid and intense, endlessly inventive, and boldly colorful. His subject matter conveys a feeling of warmth and vitality, conveying a deeply felt ethos of his people and the islands they inhabit. His vision, imagery, and style add a brilliant facet to the kaleidoscope of world art. 
              

"Mother and Daughter"     "Children Und the Leave"       "Mother and Children"
13x18 in.                   26x34 in.                     16x19 in.
enamel on cardboard         enamel on cardboard           enamel on cardboard
SOLD                    framed $6000                      SOLD

  
    Main Lobby          Folk Lobby
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