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In 1952 Janet Fleisher and her former classmate, Eunice Leopold, opened the Little Gallery on Manning Street in Philadelphia, where they showed work by both prominent and little-known artists. In 1958 they opened Galerie Philadelphie in Paris, fostering an interchange of European and American avant-garde art between the two cities. By the mid 1960s, Fleisher had assumed sole ownership of the gallery, which she directed until hiring John Ollman in 1970. The two shared an enthusiasm for art outside of the mainstream, and the gallery’s program expanded to include folk, African, Oceanic, pre-Columbian and Native American art, in addition to the European and American avant-garde.

Over the next four decades, the gallery established a reputation as one of the world’s premiere sources for self-taught art, helping to define the field and to develop major public and private collections. Fleisher/Ollman was among the first to mount major exhibitions of work by Henry Darger, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Bill Traylor, and Martín Ramírez, and published early catalogues on James Castle, William Edmondson, and Joseph Yoakum. The gallery continues to represent significant American vernacular artists of the 20th century, including Felipe Jesus Consalvos and the Philadelphia Wireman, for whom the gallery acts as the primary representative.

Available Works from Fleisher/Ollman Gallery

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Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Struggle to achieve, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen and graphite on found magazine paper 

6 x 3 7/8 in

Price upon request 

 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Struggle to achieve, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen and graphite on found magazine paper 

6 x 3 7/8 in

Price upon request 

Inquire
Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Surf Song, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

6 3/8 x 4 1/4  in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Surf Song, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

6 3/8 x 4 1/4  in

Price upon request 

Inquire
Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Bundle of Joy, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

5 3/8 x 4  in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Bundle of Joy, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

5 3/8 x 4  in

Price upon request 

Inquire
Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Marble Head, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

5 3/8 x 4 5/8 in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Marble Head, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

5 3/8 x 4 5/8 in

Price upon request 

Inquire
James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Untitled, 2022

Scoot and Saliva on found paper

6 1/2 x 9 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Untitled, 2022

Scoot and Saliva on found paper

6 1/2 x 9 in

Price upon request 

Inquire
James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Building, numbers 728, n.d. 

Colored pulp of unknown origin and collage on found paper

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Building, numbers 728, n.d. 

Colored pulp of unknown origin and collage on found paper

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in

Price upon request 

Inquire
James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Landscape, n.d.

Colored pulp of unknown origin on found paper

3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Landscape, n.d.

Colored pulp of unknown origin on found paper

3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in

Price upon request 

Inquire
James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Boat, n.d.

Colored pulp of unknown origin and collage on found paper

4 7/8 x 7 1/2 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Boat, n.d.

Colored pulp of unknown origin and collage on found paper

4 7/8 x 7 1/2 in

Price upon request 

Inquire
 

Miles Carpenter (b. 1889-1985)

Untitled (Woman with Dog), 1972

Carved polychromed wood 

18 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 5 3/4 in

Price upon request 

 

Miles Carpenter (b. 1889-1985)

Untitled (Woman with Dog), 1972

Carved polychromed wood 

18 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 5 3/4 in

Price upon request 

Inquire
 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Struggle to achieve, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen and graphite on found magazine paper 

6 x 3 7/8 in

Price upon request 

 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Struggle to achieve, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen and graphite on found magazine paper 

6 x 3 7/8 in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Surf Song, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

6 3/8 x 4 1/4  in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Surf Song, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

6 3/8 x 4 1/4  in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Bundle of Joy, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

5 3/8 x 4  in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Bundle of Joy, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

5 3/8 x 4  in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Marble Head, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

5 3/8 x 4 5/8 in

Price upon request 

Dorothy F. Foster (b. 1903-1986)

Marble Head, 1970-1986

Ballpoint pen on found magazine paper 

5 3/8 x 4 5/8 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Untitled, 2022

Scoot and Saliva on found paper

6 1/2 x 9 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Untitled, 2022

Scoot and Saliva on found paper

6 1/2 x 9 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Building, numbers 728, n.d. 

Colored pulp of unknown origin and collage on found paper

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Building, numbers 728, n.d. 

Colored pulp of unknown origin and collage on found paper

3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Landscape, n.d.

Colored pulp of unknown origin on found paper

3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Landscape, n.d.

Colored pulp of unknown origin on found paper

3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Boat, n.d.

Colored pulp of unknown origin and collage on found paper

4 7/8 x 7 1/2 in

Price upon request 

James Castle (b. 1899-1977)

Boat, n.d.

Colored pulp of unknown origin and collage on found paper

4 7/8 x 7 1/2 in

Price upon request 

 

Miles Carpenter (b. 1889-1985)

Untitled (Woman with Dog), 1972

Carved polychromed wood 

18 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 5 3/4 in

Price upon request 

 

Miles Carpenter (b. 1889-1985)

Untitled (Woman with Dog), 1972

Carved polychromed wood 

18 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 5 3/4 in

Price upon request 

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery

915 Spring Garden Street, Suite 215
Philadelphia, PA 19123
+1 215 545 7562
info@fleisherollman.com
fleisher-ollmangallery.com

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