charlie "tin man" lucas

Charlie Lucas is an Alabama folk artist whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. Although he has made art since childhood, only since a debilitating accident in 1984 did Lucas turn to art seriously as a form of personal expression. Lucas makes figural sculptures and mixed media wall hangings from materials that others have discarded. He became known as the "Tin Man" in part for his metal sculptures, although Lucas insists the name mostly comes from the fact that he had little money during his early years as an artist, with only 10 ("tin") dollars in his pocket.