Art
Cher Shaffer Figural with Red Hat
- Item Number
- 212
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Leading Bid
- 30 USD
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to Folk Art Society of America (tax ID 541415937) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 4 - Bid History
Item Description
Mixed media on cardboard. 10" x 19" Cher Shaffer has exhibited nationally and internationally in many one-woman shows and her works are featured in over 18 museum collections, including the Cincinnati Museum of Art, Los Angeles Craft Museum Collection, and Ohio Art and History Museum. Her works are in numerous public and private collections, including Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Fonda, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Martin, Henry Winkler. She has been featured in many magazines and has appeared on NBC's The Today Show.
Item Special Note
Cher Shaffer has been a self-taught artist for the past 45 years. She was born and raised in Georgia, on a small farm. Her early rural upbringing, and her heritage have shaped and informed her work from the beginning. Cher's mother was mixed blood, Cherokee, and Mulengeon, from the Delta of Mississippi. Her father was German and Cherokee, from north Georgia. Both families had strong agricultural roots. Cher's work is colorful, and has been classified as folk or outsider art. She is a born story teller, and sometimes paints events, and lifestyles of the mountains. Her visionary works, are bold, and fluid and have been compared to Chagall, Picasso, and Modigliani. This masterful use of image and color have made her work very collectible. The art work of Cher Shaffer, is in many museum, public and private collections, such as the Kentucky Folk Art Center, and the Cincinnati Museum of Art. She has work in the collections of Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Henry Winkler, Rob Rheiner, Danny Carey, Lou Diamond Philips, and other well known entertainers , and public figures. Her work has been the subject of many magazine, newspaper and periodical articles. In 1989, her work was featured in the groundbreaking book, O'Appalachia, by Millard and Ramona Lampell. The book was accompanied by an exhibit that traveled the country for three years. Most of the work featured in the book, was installed in museums from California, to Florida. Cher has lived most of her adult life in the Appalachian region, and has a strong connection to the traditions and people of the mountains.
Donated By:
Alexander Patrick
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