Recent Acquisitions

Louis B. Monza (b. Italy 1897–d. America 1984). Children on the Beach (detail), 1985. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Daniel Wojcik, 2021.13 Photo by John Faier

Recent Acquisitions

William Dawson (American, 1901–1990). Untitled (Dawson and his family), c. late 1970s. Paint on paper, 17 x 21 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Iris Witkowsky, 2021.19 Photo by John Faier

Mr. Imagination (Gregory Warmack) (American, 1948–2012). Untitled (castings of the artist’s hands), 2009. Plaster, paint and wire, 10 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Lisa Stone and Don Howlett in honor of Susann Craig, 2021.11 Photo by John Faier

The Peace Prophet (American, life dates unknown). Untitled, 2015. Mixed media, 28 x 22 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 2022.15

In 2002, Intuit established a permanent collection. Now home to more than 1,300 works of art, the collection includes pieces by Aldobrando “Aldo” Piacenza, Pauline Simon, Mose Tolliver, Inez Nathaniel Walker and Purvis Young, among many other renowned outsider and self-taught artists. The collection continues to grow, thanks to the support of many generous donors. Between 2021 and 2022, Intuit accessed 35 works of art into its permanent collection, of which six pieces are spotlighted here in The Outsider.

Ionel B. Talpazan (b. Romania 1955–d. America 2015). Untitled (UFOs), 1999–2000. Crayon, marker and grease pencil on board, 18 x 24 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Daniel Wojcik, 2021.15 Photo by John Faier

William Hawkins (American, 1895–1990). Untitled, 1988. Paper collage and enamel on Masonite, 39 1/2 x 48 in. Collection of Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, gift of Frank Maresca, 2021.17