Joe Legge

Joe Legge is well known in Dillard, Ga. and throughout the folk art world. His journey through various mediums was a life long adventure, and he mastered many. Born in Decatur, IL on May 17, 1943, he was creative from the beginning. His formal education ended when he put a skunk in the desk of the school principal, but his passion for expanding his knowledge and building his craft continued his entire life. Many successful artists began their tutelage under Joe, and anyone who was willing to learn was nurtured free of charge, and his unselfish giving of himself is legendary.



As a teenager, Joe won awards for innovative window dressing in downtown Chicago at Macyâ