'Linderman acknowledges the obscure at the same time that he elevates it.

He pursues objects with thoroughness and an innate sense of curiosity.' 'His interest in art is rivaled only by his interest in music, and one expression informs the other. 'The pictures, discarded artifacts of ecstatic Americana, come from the stash of Jim Linderman, who in his introduction recalls advice he’s plainly taken to heart: “Collect the heck” out of whatever you find interesting.' Linderman treats collecting like a calling, and his finds have a resulting air of authority, stunning in their capture of bygone picturesque moments.' '.collected over the years by Jim Linderman, a character who seems the perfect subject for a Harvey Pekar comic. 'Jim Linderman likes Art, Antiques and Photography and his collection of Vernacular Photography, Folk Art, Ephemera and Curiosities is a wonderful place.' An authentically curious individual.diligently archiving the forgotten curiosities of American History' 'Perpetually ahead of the collecting curve.a one man Taschen. 'Dull Tool Dim Bulb is always worth a visit' THINGS Magazine 2016 'Brilliantly Astute, Acerbic and Aesthetic Jim Linderman' '.wonderful, extraordinary, fascinating, remarkable and profound' Fans in a Flashbulb International Center of Photography Museum 2016 '.disclosing an underground history of American popular culture one oddball tale at a time' 'Linderman produces the most sublime books on dreamy, arcane subjects, sexy stuff, too, all with rare one-of-a-kind images.' Craig Yoe 2017 '.Linderman is widely regarded as one of the foremost figures in a field of vernacular art collectors working beyond the margins of most institutional axioms and impulses, in what is essentially it's own self-taught art form.'

Ephemeral Folk Figures by Avon Neal