Joe Coleman
An image from Scarlet Diva, one of the productions that also features Joe Coleman.
Joe Coleman

Joe Coleman

November 22, 1955 — Norwalk, Connecticut U.S.

Joseph Coleman is an American painter, illustrator actor and performance artist. He has been described as the ‘Walking ghost of Old America’, by his wife photographer, Whitney Ward, for his over-riding interest in the historical arcana and personae that often populate his paintings.

Scarlet Diva

Scarlet Diva

2000

Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation

Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation

2007

Serial Killer Culture

2014

Don Peyote

Don Peyote

2014

R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman

R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman

1997

Mondo New York

Mondo New York

1988

Collectors

2000

Llik Your Idols

Llik Your Idols

2007