Robert Cargo Folk Art Gallery -- Felix Virgous

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Felix Virgous (b. 1948) Born in Woodstock, Tennessee, Felix Virgous currently lives in South Memphis. His images of biblical stories with flat figures painted in vibrant acrylics on board have a a powerful and appealing graphic quality. The creative work of this African-American artist has been celebrated in several exhibitions including “Fundamental Soul” (Rockford Art Museum, Illinois 1996), “Ordained to Create” (traveling exhibition of works from the Pattie Collection, 2004) , and “Coming Home! Self Taught Artists, the Bible, and the American South” (Memphis and New York City 2004-2005).

	Head of Christ 18 x 14.5" 1993 $1000 exhibited in "Coming Home!" 2004 - 2005 published in Coming Home! Self-Taught Artists, the Bible and the American South

	Untitled (Christ on the Cross) 23" x 18" $600

	Matthew 27 / Luke 23 / John 19 (Deposition from the Cross) 16" x 25" $600

	Untitled (Baptism of Christ) 18" x 20" $600

	Untitled (Crown of Thorns with Crosses) 23" x 18" $600

	Judges 16 (Delilah Cuts Samson's Hair) 14-1/2" x 21" $600

	Judges 16 (The Death of Samson) 16-1/2" x 25" $600

References:
Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art (Sellen and Johanson 2000)
Coming Home! Self-Taught Artists, the Bible and the American South (2004)