Permanent Collection

About the collection

In 2002, Intuit established a permanent collection. Today, the museum has works by artists such as Miles Carpenter, William Dawson, Minnie Evans, Howard Finster, Lee Godie, Johann Hauser, William Hawkins, Dwight Mackintosh, Justin McCarthy, Mr. Imagination, Michel Nedjar, David Philpot, Oswald Tschirtner, P.M. Wentworth, Willie White, Wesley Willis, Joseph Yoakum and Purvis Young.

William Hawkins, The Statue of Liberty, enamel and mixed media on plywood, 1986. Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Lael and Eugenie Johnson, 2004.37.1 © William Hawkins Estate | Courtesy of Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York.
S. L. Jones (American, 1901-1997). Untitled (Portrait bust of Woman with Rose), n.d. Wood, paint, satin, 12 x 9 x 11 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Promised gift of Jan Petry and Angie Mills., P21.2004.
Joseph Yoakum (American, 1890-1972). Mt. Mourner in Maritine Alps near Diane France by Joseph E. Yoakum, January 2, 1968. Colored pencil and ink on paper, 111/8 x 19 in. (30.16 x 19 cm). Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Martha Griffin, 2014.5.1. Photo © John Faier.
Aldo Piacenza (American born Italy, 1888-1976). Untitled (Birdhouse), n.d. Wood, tin and paint, 24 x 10 ¾ x 14 ½ in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Ruth Horwich, 2004.5
Bill Traylor (American, 1853-1949). Untitled (Man leading black dog), ca. 1939-42. Mixed media on board, 15 x 14 3/4 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Promised gift of Jan Petry and Angie Mills, P24.2004
Martín Ramírez (American, born Mexico 1895–1963). Untitled (Horse and rider), ca. 1953. Graphite on pieced paper, 28 ½ x 24 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Phyllis Kind, 2006.22.8. Copyright Estate of Martín Ramírez
Sister Gertrude Morgan (American, 1900 -1980). Revelations, ca. 1970. Pen, poster paint on paper, 22 in. x 28 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Outsider Art, Gift of Susann Craig, 2002.4
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (American, 1910-1983). Untitled (Portrait of artist’s wife Marie), ca. 1940s. Gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Lewis and Jean Greenblatt, 2005.4.18 ©Lewis B. Greenblatt. All Rights Reserved.
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (American, 1910-1983). Untitled #289, July 21, 1955. Oil on oak tag board, 17 3/4in. x 15in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Lewis and Jean Greenblatt, 2003.3.9 © Lewis B. Greenblatt. All Rights Reserved.
William Hawkins (American, 1895-1990). Acrobats, 1988. Enamel on collage on masonite, 72 x 48 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Frank Maresca, 2004.35. © William Hawkins Estate | Courtesy of Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York.
Nek Chand Saini (Indian, 1924–2015). Untitled (Female Figure), ca. 1965. Concrete and mortar with bangled-glass mosaic appliqué, 29 1/2 x 18 x 11 in. Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, sculpture from Capital Children’s Museum Nek Chand Fantasy Garden, and gift of the National Children’s Museum, Washington D.C., 2004.10
Justin McCarthy (American, 1891–1977). Marilyn Monroe, ca. 1975-80. Oil on board, 15 ½ x 23 ½ in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Susann Craig, 2002.3
Eugene Andolsek (American, 1921-2008). Untitled, ca. 1993-2003. Colored ink on graph paper, 14 x 18 in. Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Eugene Andolsek and Aarne Anton., 2007.2
Mr. Imagination (American, 1948-2012). Untitled (Totem), n.d. Composite stone and found objects, 80 x 32 x 30 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Lyn M. Wolfson, 2006.20
Drossos Skyllas (American, 1912-1973). Untitled (Tree of life with cow and calf), c. 1950. Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 x 1/2 in. (35.56 x 45.72 x 1.27 cm). Collection of Jan Petry and Angie Mills, promised gift to Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. Photo © John Faier.
Pauline Simon (American, 1894-1976). The Ocean, n.d. Oil on canvas, 28 x 40 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Phyllis Kind, 2006.17.2
William Dawson (1901-1990), Untitled (bird facing left), n.d. Paint on paper, 12 by 16 in. Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Jana Sample.
Michel Nedjar (French, b. 1947). Untitled, n.d. Paint on paper. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Judy Saslow. 2016.
Anonymous (American). Untitled (Courting scene), ca. 1880-1890. Color pencil and graphite on ledger paper, 7 ¼ x 11 ¾ in. Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Thomas Isenberg, 2006.24.1
Inez Nathaniel Walker (1911-1990), Untitled (Pink-faced woman with purple dress), 1977. Mixed media, 12 x 18 in. Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Gift of Margaret Robson, 2006.25.3
Mose Tolliver (1919-2006). Untitled (Large male/small female), n.d. Acrylic on wood, 22 x 23 ½ in. Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Gift of Phyllis Kind, 2006.22.10

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