Clyde Jones (NC, b. 1938), Large Painted Folk Art Mural of Three Penguins

1997, polychrome painted wood panel, one side featuring three penguins with a yellow ground, the penguins with thickly applied paint and applied nut eyeballs, the verso with white ground labeled "SUNSET" (facing upside down in relation to eye hooks) in green and a yellow sun burst in corner, both sides signed "Clyde Jones/NC," the side with penguins dated.

25 1/4 x 96 x 3/4 in.

From the Estate of the late Susan C. Frankenberg, Hillsborough, North Carolina

Clyde Jones, a former mill worker and resident in Bynum, near the path of the Haw River through Chatham County, has been making his critters, as well as paintings of penguins, butterflies, elephants, and pandacows (his version of the Belted Galloways in residence at Fearrington Village), since 1982. In addition to welcoming any and all fans to see his creations at his home, the exuberantly-painted Critter Crossing on Bynum Hill Road, he has also done a variety of demonstrations and benefit events for local organizations and charitable causes. In 2002, the Chatham Arts Council honored him as the first “Chatham County Cultural Treasure” and held the first Clydefest in his honor. His work can be found in various public and private collections such as the American Visionary Art Museum; Cameron Art Museum; Gregg Museum of Art and Design; North Carolina State University; Museum of International Folk Art; New Orleans Museum of Art; Saint James Place Folk Art Museum, Robersonville, NC.

Scattered surface marks and a few minor areas of chipping with associated paint loss to sunset side.