Amos Ferguson
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Amos Ferguson was a Bahamian
folk artist is known for his brilliantly colored Bible stories and Bahamian scenes. He was born in Exuma
. He worked as an upholsterer, furniture finisher, and house painter. He did not become an artist until he was in his 40s. He would usually paint on cardboard with house paint. He often titled his paintings using poor grammar and misspellings. He always signed his paintings with the phrase “Paint by Mr. Amos Ferguson”. Amos Ferguson wasn’t trained as an artist and was known as an outsider artist. He often said “I paint by faith, not by sight”. His paintings have been displayed in galleries in the Bahamas and the United States. He died in Nassau
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The Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
folk artist is known for his brilliantly colored Bible stories and Bahamian scenes. He was born in Exuma
Exuma
Exuma is a district of the Bahamas, consisting of over 360 islands . The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma by a small bridge. The capital and largest city in the district is George Town , founded 1793 and located on Great...
. He worked as an upholsterer, furniture finisher, and house painter. He did not become an artist until he was in his 40s. He would usually paint on cardboard with house paint. He often titled his paintings using poor grammar and misspellings. He always signed his paintings with the phrase “Paint by Mr. Amos Ferguson”. Amos Ferguson wasn’t trained as an artist and was known as an outsider artist. He often said “I paint by faith, not by sight”. His paintings have been displayed in galleries in the Bahamas and the United States. He died in Nassau
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...
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