Annie Tolliver
Annie Tolliver of Montgomery, daughter of the famous artist Mose T., began painting in the mid-1980s. Her father, unable to keep up with the demand from galleries and collectors, taught his children to paint in his style. They would paint for him and then Mose would sign his signature "Mose T" (with the recognizable backward "s"). By 1989, Annie had begun to develop her own unique style and began to sign her paintings "Annie T." While there are distinct similarities between Annie and her father's work, Annie's paintings depict memories of her childhood, growing up with her brothers and sisters in a large family as in The Tolliver Family Picking Cotton, Horse Wagon, and Cotton Barn. This large, latter painting, created especially for the exhibition, speaks of Tolliver's pride in her past and determination to make a better life for herself now.

The Tolliver Family Picking Cotton,
Horse Wagon, and Cotton Barn
1998
Annie Tolliver