9https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/30799/fullUntitled1931–1977James CastleCrayon and soot-and-saliva on paper and cardboardSoot on cardboard, with gray and colored pink papers wrapped around boardDrawingshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/9290/rdfhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/29938/fullUntitled1931–1977James CastleSoot on paper (double-sided)Drawingshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/9291/rdfhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/26558/fullUntitled (Farm House with Yard)n.d.James CastleSoot and saliva on cardboardThis drawing made of soot and saliva presents a typical theme in James Castle’s repertoire which showcases seemingly ordinary subjects—a rural landscape halfway segmented by a partial view of a farm house as white as the sky above. This accurately rendered architecture and its surroundings likely evokes the artist’s visual environment, of which he produced many variations from various viewpoints over time. The size and sturdiness of the cardboard on which it is executed suggest that it is an unfolded box of matches (which he regularly used), and the darkness recalls the atmospheric power of Victor Hugo’s watercolors. Interestingly, the subject depicted shows similarity to another one in AFAM’s Blanchard-Hill Collection (1998.10.15). It might be the same building, covered with white wood boards and surrounded with trees and fence. The paper support used in this latter example generates a very different ambience and sensibilityDrawingshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/7976/rdfhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3375/fullUntitled (Figure with Hat/Figure with Jacket)Early to mid-20th centuryJames CastleSoot and saliva on found board (double-sided)Drawingshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/3406/rdfhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3374/fullUntitled (Girl at Easel) (double-sided)Early to mid-20th centuryJames CastleColored pencil on cardboardDrawingshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/4653/rdfhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/21459/fullUntitled (Handmade Book)1920–1950James CastleSoot and saliva on found paper, bound with stringBooks/Manuscripts/Information Artifactshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/2753/rdfhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/2770/fullUntitled (House, Outbuildings, Trees, and Fence)1931–1977James CastleSoot and saliva on found paperDrawingshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/2504/rdfhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/2847/fullUntitled (Interior Drawing)1931–1950James CastleSoot mixed with saliva on found paperSoot mixed with saliva applied to found paper with handmade toolsDrawingshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/2754/rdfhttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3373/fullUntitled (Jacket) / Untitled (Girl at Easel)1931–1977James Castlea: Color of unknown origin and soot on found paper b: Colored pencil on cardboard (double-sided)Possibly colored pencil on cardboardDrawingshttps://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/3400/rdf