Untitledc. 19857 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 6"Stain on cedarGift of Lowery Stokes Sims in memory of David Boxer2020.4.301570647478William "Woody" JosephSculptureCopyright for this work is under review. KingstonKingstonJamaicaThree Dimensional WorksAmerican Folk Art Museum
KingstonIn 1979, The Intuitive Eye exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Kingston launched the concept and term “Intuitive” as an alternative to problematic terms such as “primitive” and “naïve” art. Under the leadership of the museum director and chief curator David Boxer, the Intuitives concept played a major role in the articulation of the NGJ’s narratives, starting with the John Dunkley retrospective in 1976, which consecrated this then near-forgotten artist as one of the masters of Jamaican art. William “Woody” Joseph was associated to this genre.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org19801990 2020 4 3 In 1979, The Intuitive Eye exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Kingston launched the concept and term “Intuitive” as an alternative to problematic terms such as “primitive” and “naïve” art. Under the leadership of the museum director and chief curator David Boxer, the Intuitives concept played a major role in the articulation of the NGJ’s narratives, starting with the John Dunkley retrospective in 1976, which consecrated this then near-forgotten artist as one of the masters of Jamaican art. William “Woody” Joseph was associated to this genre.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org