Untitled
Daten. d.
MediumAcrylic on wood panel and chalk signature
DimensionsBoard: 24 1/8 × 23 7/8 × 1/8 inches (61.3 × 60.6 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Barbara Fertig.
Object number2008.21.1
Copyright© Estate of Jimmy Lee Sudduth.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextBorn in rural Caines Ridge, Alabama in 1910, Jimmy Lee Sudduth was artistically inclined as a youth, creating his earliest painting in mud on a tree stump. Sudduth collected natural pigments and unconventional materials - Alabama clay, plant juices, and molasses -- painting with his fingers on found wood and plywood. Although he worked as a farm hand, he turned to painting more consistently by the 1960s, creating expressive images of rural life, animals, and architecture. By the 1970s and '80s his work was included in museum exhibitions and he appeared on television programs such as The Today Show and 60 Minutes. One of many paintings of his pet dog named "Toto," this work likely dates from Sudduth's later years, when he was using house paint and artists' paints to a greater degree.
