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Artist Joseph Yoakum

Even though Yoakum was not not academically trained, the Imagists recognized his talent.

Aired 11/02/2018 | Rating NR

Art & Design in Chicago

Artist Joseph Yoakum

Clip: Episode 4 | 4m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Even though Yoakum was not not academically trained, the Imagists recognized his talent.

Even though Yoakum was not not academically trained and he drew with a ballpoint pen and color pencils, the Imagists recognized his talent.

Aired 11/02/2018 | Rating NR

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