Willie Jinks (American/Georgia, 1921-2012), "Jey Bird", oil on particle board, signed and titled lower right, 22 3/4 in. x 47 1/2 in., unframed. Condition: Overall fair condition. Note: Willie Jinks was born into a large sharecropper family in Locust Grove, Georgia. He eventually moved to Atlanta as a young man, where he began working for the department of sanitation. Jinks salvaged and collected objects and junk found on the job to later turn into art. In Jinks’ own words: “People throws this stuff out. I get in my van and go collect it and bring it back to the Hobby Shop.” The “Hobby Shop” was a small shed in his backyard that eventually overflowed to encompass his home and yard. His “Hoperman” (“Hobbyman”) character, who appears in much of his work and writing was most likely a reference to himself, "The Hobby Man."After retiring in his early seventies, Jinks created many whirligigs for his front yard and also made a large number of paintings. His subjects included his memories of life growing up in rural Georgia, animals, fantastical creatures and recreations of jokes or stories he had heard. He painted on found doors, sheet metal, plywood, windows, paper and more. Jink's fascination with animals, nature and mechanical things is clearly evident in his work, and he frequently added his own nearly cryptic writings on most of his creations, seen in the delightful “Jey Bird” offered here. Ref.: “Willie Jinks: Bio.” Shrine. www.shrine.nyc. Accessed Jan. 29, 2023.

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