Tin Wall, Pasaquan

Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Title:: Tin Wall, Pasaquan
Creator:: St. EOM, 1908-1986
Date of Original:: 1950/2022
Subject:: Folk art--Georgia--Marion County
Folk artists--Georgia--Marion County
Buildings--Georgia--Marion County
Art--Georgia--Marion County
Sun--In art
Crosses in art
Painting, American--20th century
Location:: United States, Georgia, Marion County, 32.35338, -84.52464
Medium:: color photographs
Type:: Still Image
Format:: image/jpeg
Description:: The folk artist Eddie Owens Martin, also known as St. EOM, constructed his visionary art site Pasaquan in Marion County in the 1950s. Martin's work, including this hammered tin wall at Pasaquan, reveals the influence of international icons and images.
Photograph of hammered tin wall which resides at Pasaquan, the Marion County, Georgia estate of folk artist St. EOM (Eddie Owens Martin). This work, which includes colorful depictions of suns, human figures, and crosses, reveals the influence of international icons and images.
Covering seven acres in Marion County, the Pasaquan artscape includes six buildings, the oldest of which is a late-nineteenth-century farmhouse. Both the interior and exterior walls of the structures are painted in vibrant colors and bold patterns, often incorporating human figures and nature imagery. The buildings are connected by painted concrete walls, which often feature raised sculptural elements. More than 2,000 pieces of St. EOM's artwork, including paintings, sculptures, and drawings, are also housed at Pasaquan.
Metadata URL:: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/st-eom-1908-1986/m-3164/
Rights Holder:: Courtesy of Pasaquan Preservation Society, www.pasaquan.com
Additional Rights Information:: Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
Original Collection:: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/st-eom-1908-1986
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Holding Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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