Sam Doyle's Folk Art Featured at New York's Outsider Art Fair

The Outsider Art Fair in New York, running until March 22, highlights a series of paintings by self-taught artist Sam Doyle. Presented by The Gallery of Everything, the 20 works are from the collection of Bob Roth, co-founder of the Intuit Art Museum in Chicago, with prices between $35,000 and $85,000. Doyle, born in 1906 on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, created narrative portraits drawing from Gullah heritage and local oral histories, depicting figures like Robert Smalls and Martin Luther King Jr. Using house paint on found materials, he displayed art in his yard. His work gained recognition after a 1982 exhibition in Washington, DC, and influenced artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat. Major institutions like the Whitney Museum have recently exhibited his art, underscoring his growing importance.