Joseph Yoakum Artist

Joseph Elmer Yoakum (February 22, 1889 – December 25, 1972) was a self-taught landscape artist of African-American and Native American descent, who drew landscapes in a highly individual style. He was 76 when he started to record his memories in the form of imaginary landscapes, and he produced over 2,000 drawings during the last decade of his life. His work is an example of what is sometimes called Outsider Art (formerly, drawings and paintings of the insane).

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 22, 1889
Birth place
Missouri
Nationality
Cherokee
Date of deathDecember 25, 1972

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Movement
Outsider art

Joseph Yoakum on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.hammergallery.com/artists/yoakum/yaokum.htm