Norman Pettingill: Outsider artist from Superior
Has anyone heard of this guy? Norman Pettingill was born in Iron River, Wis. in 1896. He moved to Superior in 1937. He was known for his “backwoods humor” postcards. A hardcover (plywood, actually) book on his work came out in 2010, with an introduction by R. Crumb, who published Norman’s work in the ’80s. He died in 1991.These drawings are from 1948-53.
This is fascinating stuff… just put it on my wish list. Thanks!
Bam! Just bought the last 13 dollar new copy off Amazon. I ran Crumb four times on the big screen at college. I remember the part where one of his porn star girl friends was describing his penis, then they flashed to his buggy eyes. It was so raw and uncensored. And his collection of rare vinyl he painstakingly moved to France because he couldn’t stand it here anymore. Thanks for the tip Dave. Reminds me, does anyone have a good photo of the Blues Brothers on that bridge in Superior?
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I’m pretty sure there are a bunch of these prints on the wall at Chesney Auto Salvage.