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The Treasure of
Ulysses Davis

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Intuit is closed for installation until February 12.

Opening February 12th!

The Treasure of Ulysses Davis

February 12 - May 15, 2110
Opening Reception: February 12, 5-8pm

Intuit kicks off its 2010 season with The Treasure of Ulysses Davis. A Savannah barber, Davis (1914–1990) spent his free time carving a diverse but unified body of highly refined sculpture that reflects his deep faith, humor, and dignity. This retrospective features 109 pieces and is organized by Susan Crawley of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, in association with King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation of Savannah. The title comes from Davis’s explanation of why he disliked parting with his work: “They’re my treasure. If I sold these, I’d be really poor.”

This Chicago exhibition is made possible by the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art with additional support provided by the Polk Bros Foundation in celebration of Nikki Will Stein’s 20th Anniversary with the Foundation.

Organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta in association with King Tisdell Cottage Foundation of Savannah Georgia. The exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius. Generous support is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation with additional support from The Judith Rothschild Foundation.

Ulysses Davis, Lost Tribe in the Swamp with Alligators, mid-1980s
King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation

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Henry Darger Room Collection
	Experience an evocation of Henry Darger’s personal environment where he illustrated his 15,145 page epic, ...What is known as the Realms of the Unreal..., in this permanent installation.

Banner Credit: Joseph Yoakum, St Louis & Sanfrancisco Rail Road between Thayer Missouri & Jonesboro Arkansas (detail)
Courtesy of Dan Berger

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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art promotes public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of intuitive and outsider art through education, exhibition, collecting and publishing. Intuit defines ‘intuitive and outsider art’ as the work of artists who demonstrate little influence from the mainstream art world, and who instead are motivated by their unique personal vision. This definition includes art brut, non-traditional folk art, self-taught art, and visionary art.