Joseph Yoakum
Joseph Yoakum | |
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| Born | Joseph Elmer Yoakum c. February 22, 1891 Ash Grove, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1972 (aged 81) Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Known for | Illustration, drawing |
| Movement | Outsider art |
| Patrons | John Hopgood, Whitney Halstead, Ray Yoshida |
Joseph Elmer Yoakum (c. February 22, 1891 – December 25, 1972) was an American self-taught painter. He was of African-American and possibly of Native American–descent, and was known for his landscape paintings in the outsider art-style. He was age 76 when he started to record his memories in the form of imaginary landscapes and produced over 2,000 drawings during the last decade of his life.