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Sam Doyle. Thomas " Sam " Doyle (1906–1985) was an African-American artist from Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. [1] . His colorful paintings on sheet metal and wood recorded the history and people of St. Helena's Gullah community. Early life. Sam Doyle was born in 1906 near Frogmore, on St. Helena Island. [2] .
Thomas Samuel Doyle. Born. St. Helena Island, South Carolina, United States. Died. St. Helena Island, South Carolina, United States. Nationalities. American. We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection. July 1, 2022– March 26, 2023. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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. Due to its isolation and its ethnic concentration, Gullah culture took root here, giving the island a distinct tradition with African roots that persisted with rare continuity into Doyle’s time.
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. They depict the islanders of Doyle ...
Thomas" Sam" Doyle (1906-1985) fue un artista afroamericano de la isla Saint Helena, Carolina del Sur. Sus coloridas pinturas sobre chapa y madera registraron la historia y la gente de la comunidad Gullah de Santa Helena .. Sam Doyle nació en 1906 cerca de Frogmore, en la isla de Santa Elena. Asistió a la escuela primaria en la Penn School, una escuela para afroamericanos liberados fundada ...
He painted Joe Louis, Ray Charles, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., and various basketball players, entertainers, and other notables. Doyle had an inevitable interest in folk medicine: it served as the primary source of cures and remedies for most of the island's residents.
18 de ago. de 2014 · An exhibition of paintings by Sam Doyle, a Gullah artist from South Carolina, who painted portraits of people and events from his community and the wider world. The exhibition showcases his gestural figuration style, vibrant colors, and painted words that reveal his cultural and historical insights.
