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Press archive · 2003

Folk Fest

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Matt Sesow at Folk Fest 2003

Slotin Folk Fest 2003

Only year Matt Sesow sells himself at booth

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America Oh, Yes! Hilton Head Island, SC & Washington, DC

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29928

4350 Connecticut Avenue, NW #202

Email: folkart@hargray.com Website: www.americaohyes.com

Owners

Joe Adams Laura Carpenter

“Apple Pickers,” John Sperry. Paint on tin, 24" x a6"

Artists Represented

Johnny Ace Butch Anthony Cynthia Benno Ned Berry

Kata Billups Tom Blunt

Lisa Cain Tim Chess

CW Conner Michael Cook

Teresa Davis Steve Eilers

Ryan Fitzgerald Elayne Goodman

Tres Linn Gregory Jas Johns

David Kontra Mike and Kelly Laster Jessie Lavon Mae Lettuce

Allison Merriweather Bob McGill

Grandma Mozelle uzy Odom.

Rebekah Pruett [Matt Sesow >)

Robert Seven Tyr Sec

Steve Shepard Micah Sherrill

John Sperry Henry Stone

James Stone Nancy Thomas Cathryn Torpey Robin Van Valkenburgh Rose Walton Jon Whiddon

Lizzy Williams Laura Wrzesinski

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Queer as: Last weekend, folk artists and folk-art fans from around the country descended on Gwinnett's folk-art capital, Norcross, for the 10th Anniversary Folk Fest 2003. Bazillions of artists and galleries set up in the North Atlanta Trade Center, displaying folk paintings, sketches, sculptures, knickknacks, etc. For me, the belle of the ball was D.C. artist Matt Sesow, whose expressionism bursts with Bacon-like intensity. His "Uncle Sam Stealing Baby Jesus" is so disturbing that a Capitol Hill gallery recently took it down after numerous complaints,

Just to be clear: When | say Bacon, I'm referring to Francis, not the pork product.

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