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Joseph Yoakum | |
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| Born | Joseph Elmer Yoakum c. February 22, 1891 Ash Grove, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1972 (aged 81) Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Known for | Illustration, drawing |
| Movement | Outsider art |
| Patron(s) | John Hopgood, Whitney Halstead, Ray Yoshida |
Joseph Elmer Yoakum (c. February 22, 1891 – December 25, 1972)[1] was an American self-taught painter.[2][3] He was of African-American and possibly of Native American–descent, and was known for his landscape paintings in the outsider art-style.[4][5] He was age 76 when he started to record his memories in the form of imaginary landscapes and produced over 2,000 drawings during the last decade of his life.
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- ^ Rexer, Lyle (February 1, 2022). "Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Saw". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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NYTwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Steiner, Wendy (March 10, 1996). "Art View; In Love With the Myth of the 'Outsider'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 17, 2022.