Description: Artist: Paul Darmafall Known as "The Baltimore Glassman" Medium:Red paint on wood with colored glass, golden foil, chalk and other paint. Featured on the website and in the museum: American Visionary Art Museum as quoted here: Paul "The Baltimore Glassman" DarmafallBorn September 26, 1925 in Moundsville, West Virginia to Polish immigrant parents, Paul Darmafall left school after the eighth grade and served as a gunner in World War II. He moved to Baltimore, married, and worked as a very competent bricklayer and machinist for Bethlehem steel. He and his wife, Bonnie, had three children. At age 28, he started leaving home for days at a time, often winding up several states away with no memory of how he had gotten there. At this time he experienced difficulties with reality, and continued periodically disappearing. These episodes led to hospitalization, where testing revealed he possessed an unusually high intelligence, but also a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Bonnie went to work to support their family. In the mid 1970's, inspired at first by our Nation's Bicentennial, Darmafall began creating paintings using colored glass, house paint, glitter, glue, and found objects. Darmafall's work conveys his strong beliefs about independence, liberty, history, self-sufficiency, the importance of fresh air and the evils of electricity, taxes, and air conditioning. His own personal messages were also included. When his wife begged him to find another work place other than their home, Darmafall moved his studio to the streets where he would often gift passersby who admired his work with whatever piece they liked most. Today, Darmafall's work is bought and sought after by art lovers throughout the world and is included in the permanent collection of our American Visionary Art Museum." Painting entitled "The Bugler"Type of art: Folk Art / Outsider Art Rendered in red paint, wood, and glass. Size:14 inches Width 30 inches Height This mixed media collage / painting is a rare find. It was auctioned from the collection of Pete Cecere. An interesting documentary is available about him called House of Stronzo which any collector of folk art should see.
Price: 148 USD
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia
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Type: Painting
Artist: Paul Darmafall
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Size: Large
Style: Folk Art
Theme: Art, Militaria
Material: Glass, Wood
Production Technique: Mixed Media
Subject: Soldier
