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Mama Johnson was born June 21, 1921, in Tampa, Florida.

Mama Johnson gives God complete credit for her ability to "fix things up." She recycles whatever she has on hand to make her unique figures. A face painted on a light bulb, topped by a hat cut out of some leftover window screen and stuck in the top of a plastic ketchup bottle, becomes one of her missionary dolls "going out to do some good." Her creations are her company and she talks to them; preaching and cajoling. Sometimes she says they are ugly and calls them "aliens," but then , "Aliens walk and talk just like us and some of them is nice just like some of us is nice."

Mama Johnson's wonderful sense of humor and lively spirit is evident in her art. Her work is in many prestigious collections and is included in the permanent collection of the Mennello Museum of Folk Art in Orlando, Florida.

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"Father and Son Having a Prayer"

15" x 11"

Mixed Media

#3979

$45

"This is a mission girl waiting on friends to come help work for the Church"

15"x11"

Mixed Media

#59833

$45

"Happy Family All the Time "

21"x 19"

Marker on Cardboard

#949636

$100

"Blondell"

17.5"x 6.25"

Fabric, Glass, Plastic & Paint

#99645

$50

 

"Mother and Girl"

11"x 15"

Acrylic on Paper

#119535

$55

"Flowers for Whoever Want Them"

20"x 15"

Mixed Media on Paper

#19820

$60

"Have a Big Look"

20"x 15"

Mixed Media on Paper

#19827

$55

"Yellow Bird"

20.5"x 17.5"

Acrylic on Paper, Framed

#320896

$250

 

"Mr and Mrs Fish Bought a New Fish House"

 

20" x 14.75"

Mixed Media

#119737

$50

"Alestos Having a Good Time "

15"x 20"

Marker on Paper (off-white)

#59828

$65

"Mama and Baby"

14.75" x 20"

Mixed Media

#10299619

$50

"Going Out for Christmas"

11" x 15"

Tempra Paint on Paper

#115976

$45



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