Artist

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

Works by this artist (4 items)

Sam Doyle, James Doyle St. Helena's First Black Driver, ca. 1982, house paint on metal roofing panels, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.13A-C
James Doyle St. Helena’s First Black Driver
Artist
Dateca. 1982
house paint on metal roofing panels
On view
Sam Doyle, Bull Dager, ca. 1980, paint on sheet metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson, 2016.38.26
Bull Dager
Artist
Dateca. 1980
paint on sheet metal
Not on view
Sam Doyle, Ram Rose, ca. 1981, house paint and beer can on metal roofing panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.14R-V
Ram Rose
Artist
Dateca. 1981
house paint and beer can on metal roofing panel
Not on view
Sam Doyle, Untitled (Rambling Rose), ca. 1970 - 1983, paint on metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Orren and Marilyn Bradley and Kohler Foundation, Inc., 2015.58.10
Untitled (Rambling Rose)
Artist
Dateca. 1970 - 1983
paint on metal
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.38.43R-V - SAAM-2016.38.43R-V_2 - 126225
We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection
July 1, 2022–March 26, 2023
Smithsonian American Art Museum
We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection traces the rise of self-taught artists in the twentieth century and examines how, despite wide-ranging societal, racial, and gender-based obstacles, their creativity and

Related Books

Cover for the catalogue "We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection"
We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection
We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection traces the rise of self-taught artists in the twentieth century and examines how, despite wide-ranging societal, racial, and gender-based obstacles, their creativity and bold self-definition became major forces in American art. The exhibition features recent gifts to the museum from two generations of collectors, Margaret Z. Robson and her son Douglas O. Robson, and will be on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum July 1, 2022 through March 26, 2023.