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Thomas "Sam" Doyle (1906–1985) was an African-American artist from Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. His colorful paintings on sheet metal and wood recorded the history and people of St. Helena's Gullah community.
Sam Doyle. born St. Helena Island, SC 1906-died St. Helena Island, SC 1985. Also known as. Thomas Samuel Doyle. Born. St. Helena Island, South Carolina, United States. Died. St. Helena Island, South Carolina, United States. Nationalities. American. Works by this artist (285 items) View all artworks. The Waters. Artist. Solon H. Borglum.
Sam Doyle. Born 1906, near Frogmore, South Carolina. Died 1985, Beaufort, South Carolina. Sam Doyle grew up on Saint Helena Island, a remote South Carolina enclave populated mainly by the descendants of African slaves, who vastly outnumbered whites.
Doyle (1906-1985) grew up in St. Helena, and through his art, he chronicled the history and changes on the island—the landscape and culture, the island’s oral storytelling, and people from Jim Crow through the mid-century civil rights era and integration.
Sam Doyle - Biography. 1906-1985. Sam Doyle was born near Frogmore, South Carolina, on St. Helena Island, a fairly remote place that for generations was traditionally a black island. The lore of Doyle's forebearers and the incidents of his own youth are still vivid in his paintings and drawings, done in enamel paint of sheet metal.
Sam Doyle (1906-1985) was a prolific and dedicated painter who documented the people, culture, and history of his island community in South Carolina. He created portraits, narrative scenes, and folk art sculptures with roots, tar, glass, and feathers.
Sam Doyle attended Penn School—founded in 1862 to teach skills to newly liberated slaves near the Sea Islands off South Carolina. It was during his years there that he first received encouragement for his art.
