You Can't Go Back

In 2003 I drove back east with my daughter Leah to visit my dad in Illinois, and to try to track down a couple artists I had discovered a few years earlier.  Those artists were Jimmy Lee Sudduth and Mose Tolliver.  The photo below is of Mose and Leah on his front porch.  We visited with him for about a half hour.  He seemed genuinely gracious when I told him he was one of my favorite artists.

Here's a cool painting by Mose that's available at Dos Folkies Gallery.  Originally from the Lynne Ingram collection.

We did get to meet Jimmy Sudduth and his cousin O.C. on the same trip.  I did not get a good photo of him then,  but I have about 2 minutes of video that I hope to share soon.  So here's a picture of Mr. Sudduth from 2004 when we traveled back with my wife Julie and son Cole.  I had my good video camera with me on that trip, but forgot the battery back at our room.  Of course.

Not the best exposure, but I did buy the painting from him and it is one of my cherished art pieces.