His final words were, “I’ve been blessed to be loved by some good people, by some amazing people.

In June 2012, at 49-years-old, Gary Simmons was executed by lethal injection. Simmons fled to his ex-wife’s home in Mobile, Alabama, where he made video confession. Milano was arrested almost immediately at his Pascagoula apartment. Meanwhile, Weber managed to escape from the footlocker by repeatedly kicking at the lid she ran to a neighbors house where she raised the alarm. Brooke Weber managed to escape from Gary Simmons Simmons had mistakenly thought that alligators would eat the remains, thereby hiding the murder. The police would later discover the body parts floating in the water, and were able to recover approximately 80% of Wolfe’s remains. He and Milano then disposed of the remains by scattering body parts in the bayou. Simmons ran a grocery butcher store, and he used the knives from his work to dismember Wolfe in a bathtub. After the sexual assault, he forced her back into the footlocker. He later let her out only to rape the 18-year-old, telling her that her life depended on how well she performed sexually. Simmons then tied up Weber and threw her in a footlocker. An argument ensued, which culminated in Milano shooting Wolfe with a. When they arrived at Simmons’s house, Simmons and his then brother-in-law Timothy Milano informed Wolfe that they didn’t have his money or the drugs. In August 1996, Jeffrey Wolfe and his girlfriend Brooke Weber drove from Houston to Jackson County, Mississippi, to collect on a marijuana debt of between $12,000 and $20,000 from Gary Simmons. “Untitled (Church),” circa 1960s (painted and assembled wood and metal) by Aldo Piacenza (1888-1976) at Dean Jensen Gallery.ĭetail of “Untitled,” (mixed media) by Alabama artist Thornton Dial at Andrew Edlin Gallery.įrom left, “Life-Size Scarecrow Figure,” circa 1930-40s (wood, stone teeth, tacks with bits of cloth and feathers) “Tile,” 2002 (oil, enamel, wood panel) by Terry Turrell.The state of Mississippi executed Gary Simmons for his horrendous crimes in 2012. “Romeo and Juliet,” 2000 (found metal) by Alabama artist Charlie Lucas at Grey Carter – Objects of Art.

“Scarecrow (light blue),” (oil barrel lid garden hose) by Memphis-born Hawkins Bolden (1914-2005), shown with skateboard at MAKE Skateboards.ĭetail of “Calvary Stance,” 2011 by Spencer Herr at Marcia Weber Art Objects.ĭetail of “A Trinity,” by Alabama artist Michael Banks at Marcia Weber Art Objects. The 20th annual Outsider Art Fair includes 35 galleries featuring work by self-taught artists. Wood cut portraits by Lisa Brawn at Yard Dog Art Gallery.ĭetail of Gerard Cambon mixed-media ferris wheel at Judy A. 27 to 29, 2012.Ībove, “Drug Money,” 2010 (painted, carved wood) by Campbell Bosworth at Yard Dog Art Gallery. The fair is celebrating its 20th year and runs throughout the weekend, from Jan. Nothing is inexpensive, but the price points are far more affordable than those found at “fine art” shows. Many of the sculptures, paintings and works on paper would blend right in at a contemporary show.

While vernacular art dominates the Outsider Art Fair, a wide variety of work that bridges categories is also represented at the 35 participating galleries. The common reference throughout the show’s works is the unique perspective and authentic voice of the artists. Yard Dog Art Gallery features the painted-wood sculptures by Campbell Bosworth-just one of fascinating finds at the fair which showcases the work of self-taught artists.Ĭomposed of wire, bottle caps and other found objects, the mixed-media ferris wheels by Gerard Cambon are intriguing, and Holly Farrell‘s realistic paintings of everyday objects have an all-American 1950s vibe and a beautiful shiny varnish. NEW YORK-For $100 you can get a stack of “drug money” at the Outsider Art Fair.

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