Rev Seymour Perkins, rest in peace
Posted by ben on 11 Feb 2009 at 01:26 pm | Tagged as: outsider, public art, r.i.p.
We have some very sad news to report: Rev Seymour Perkins, San Antonio’s outsider preacher-artist, has passed away. I’ve heard rumors he had cancer, but don’t have all the details. Emvergeoning wrote two long posts on Perkins, first as part of our San Antonio Outsiders series, and then a follow-up visit to document the work inside his home. I think the best place to see his work in person (since his house burned down) is the San Angel Folk Art Gallery.
[hat tip to ]
I am the son of Earth and Starry Heaven. I am thirsty, please give me something to drink from the fountain of Mnemosyne
I, CLYDE KRUEGER, WORKED WITH SEYMOUR PERKINS AT THE
REYNOLDS METALS ALUMINUM PLANT LOCATED BETWEEN GREGORY
AND INGLESIDE, TEXAS FOR OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AND HE
WAS A GOOD WORKER WHO COULD BE RELYED UPON. FOUND OUT
LATER THAT WE BOTH SERVED IN THE THIRD MARINE DIVISION
IN JAPAN DURING THE KOREAN WAR. SEYNOUR WAS A TALENTED
SINGER. HE MAY HAVE HAD HIS FAULTS AS WE ALL DO, BUT HE
WAS TRULY TALENTED. MAY GOD BLESS HIM AND FAMILY.
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