Hawkins Bolden Explained

Hawkins Bolden
Birth Date:10 September 1914
Birth Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Field:Assemblage sculpture
Movement:Modern Art

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]

Early life

Bolden was born in the Bailey's Bottom section of Memphis, Tennessee. His childhood passion was baseball. While a baseball accident, though, left him blind at the age of eight, he became adept at working with his hands and making things from what he found in his Memphis neighborhood.[3]

Career

Bolden recalled starting to make faces around 1965 from found objects. His sculptures were made entirely from found material, and in addition to the "scarecrows" for which he is best known, he worked with other forms, assemblages, and tableaus, much of it put in his yard.[4] In 1997, Bolden participated in the show Passionate Visions of the American South opening at the New Orleans Museum of Art.[5] [6] Following his death in 2005, the hundreds of works that filled his yard were dispersed.[7] Bolden was one of four subjects of the 2011 documentary Make, which also included Ike Morgan, Royal Robertson and Judith Scott (artist).[8] His works have sold at various auction houses, including Christies.[9] The American Visionary Art Museum contains permanent collections of his works. Bolden's works are also included in the collections of The Smithsonian Museum of Art, American Visionary Art Museum,[10] The High Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, American Folk Art Museum, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and the National Gallery of Art.[11] [12] [13]

Exhibitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Johnson. Ken. Art In Review: National Black Fine Art Show. The New York Times. 4 February 2000 . 8 July 2016.
  2. Web site: Arnett. William. Hawkins Bolden . Souls Grown Deep . n.d.. August 14, 2024.
  3. Web site: Drury . John . Make Do . 8 July 2016 . artnet.
  4. Web site: Exhibitions: Hawkins Bolden . . 2024-08-14 . Institute 193 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 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). 2021-04-18. Southern Cultures. July 1997 . en-US.
  6. Web site: SCARECROW by Hawkins Bolden - intuitive eye. 2021-04-18. intuitiveeye.org.
  7. Web site: Bolden, Hawkins . 2022-09-24 . John Michael Kohler Arts Center . en-US.
  8. Web site: Kushner. Daniel. Make: Outsider Art and the Blessed Compulsion. The Huffington Post. 13 July 2011 . 8 July 2016.
  9. Web site: Hawkins Bolden Sold at Auction Prices . invaluable.com . January 10, 2024 . August 14, 2024.
  10. Book: Sellen, Betty-Carol . 2016 . Self-Taught, Outsider and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources . Third . Jefferson, North Carolina . McFarland . 978-0-7864-7585-8. 65 . en.
  11. Web site: Untitled. 2021-04-18. High Museum of Art. en-US.
  12. Web site: Hawkins Bolden Smithsonian American Art Museum. 2021-04-18. americanart.si.edu. en-US.
  13. Web site: Collection Search Results . 2022-09-24 . www.nga.gov.
  14. Web site: Hawkins Bolden Scarecrows . 2022-09-24 . SHRINE . en-US.
  15. Web site: Fuller . Daniel . 2022-03-08 . Hawkins Bolden: Seated . 2022-09-24 . The Brooklyn Rail . en-US.

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