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Jurden (Chick) Wooten

Jurden (Chick) Wooten (1930 - 2011) was active/lived in North Carolina, New Jersey.  Jurden Wooten is known for Regionalist scene painting.

Following is an obituary of the artist:

"Local artist 'Chick' Wooten dead at 81
Self-taught painter gained renown for Southern scenes from his youth"
July 01, 2011 12:00 AM

Jon Dawson
Staff Writer
A Lenoir County, North Carolina original has passed away at the age of 81.

Jurden "Chick" Wooten Jr. of La Grange, who died Monday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, was an artist who painted scenes of a South that is slowly fading away. Over the years, Wooten's work has been featured in public exhibitions and is on display in offices and homes throughout the region.

"He started painting in grade school," said Chick's brother Murthis Wooten of La Grange. "By the time he reached his late 20s, you could tell he had a gift for painting. He had no training for it, but he had a gift."

Over a 60-year career, Chick Wooten created countless paintings and murals depicting his life growing up in Lenoir County in the 1930s and 1940s.

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