Taft Richardson Jr.

Who is Taft Richardson Jr.?

Taft Richardson was an African-American folk artist who sculptured art images out of dried animal bones. Taft enjoyed creating sculptured images from bones like spiders, snakes and maps. He made an image of the continent of Africa out of tiny pieces bone fragments. Taft often said that he did not just create art for just viewing but he also for spiritual and religious reasons. People often say after viewing his art pieces they get a feeling of inspiration. One of his famous pieces once stood at 82 inches tall. It looked like a giant snake dressed in armor. He called it the King James version in the bible, "Abaddon".

For more than 40 years during Richardson's life, he created art that amazed his audiences and captured their imagination.