Untitled198848 x 56 1/2 " (121.9 x 143.5 cm)Enamel and printed matter on MasoniteGift of Frank Maresca and Roger Ricco2022.11.101575168472William L. HawkinsPaintingslower right: '95 / 18 / KY JULY.27 N'
bottom edge: 'WILLIAM.L.HAWKINS.BOR'Collage #6Collage #6Collage #6ColumbusColumbusUnited StatesOhioPaintingsAdam ReichColumbusObject 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.orgWilliam L. Hawkins created only four works of this series—three of them have recently been offered by Ricco/Maresca Gallery to art museums. The technique of collage was an important and often overlooked aspect of his oeuvre. Indeed, his entire practice revolved around the printed image. With less than a third grade education, and minimal reading and writing skills, Hawkins attached great value to anything that was printed. For instance, he may have incorporated a collaged eye to a composition. Meanwhile, with the exception of his signature and the characteristic painted borders of his works, subjects were all inspired by printed material that he extract from the trash, collected, and saved in a painted suitcase. Hawkins had in his home six televisions that did not work, on the screen of which he created collaged scenes.reviewed for the IMLS Neurodiversity Project by Art Bridges Fellow Austin Losada 2026.Collage #6Collage #6Collage #6Collage #619881988 2022 11 1 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.orgWilliam L. Hawkins created only four works of this series—three of them have recently been offered by Ricco/Maresca Gallery to art museums. The technique of collage was an important and often overlooked aspect of his oeuvre. Indeed, his entire practice revolved around the printed image. With less than a third grade education, and minimal reading and writing skills, Hawkins attached great value to anything that was printed. For instance, he may have incorporated a collaged eye to a composition. Meanwhile, with the exception of his signature and the characteristic painted borders of his works, subjects were all inspired by printed material that he extract from the trash, collected, and saved in a painted suitcase. Hawkins had in his home six televisions that did not work, on the screen of which he created collaged scenes.reviewed for the IMLS Neurodiversity Project by Art Bridges Fellow Austin Losada 2026.