Sam Doyle (1906 - 1985)
1906Saint Helena Island, USA1985Saint Helena Island, USAUSA
Sam Doyle
Thomas "Sam" Doyle was an African-American artist from Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. His colorful paintings on sheet metal and wood recorded the history and people of St. Helena’s Gullah community.
Doyle's paintings and sculptures are held in the permanent collections of American Folk Art Museum, the High Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Gibbes Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Penn Center (Penn School on St. Helena Island).
Date and place of birt: | 1906, Saint Helena Island, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 1985, Saint Helena Island, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter, Sculptor |
Art style: | Primitivism, Folk Art, Naïve art |