As Essential As Dreams Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither |
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| Author:
| White, Michelle |
| Contribution by:
| Adele, Lynne
Anderson, Brooke Davis
Berkman, Haley
Breslin, David
Espinosa, Víctor M.
Fagaly, William
Gomez, Edward M.
Hernandez, Jo Farb
Kogan, Lee
Rhodes, Colin
Umberger, Leslie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-21841-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This stunning book examines the collection of works by self-taught artists assembled by Stephanie and John Smither over the last thirty-odd years. A team of prominent curators, writers, critics, and art historians focuses on key works by twelve artists, including the boisterous assemblages of Thornton Dial; brightly colored visual interpretations of the Bible by Sister Gertrude Morgan; Oscar Hadwiger's detailed wood models of fantastical architecture; and Carlo Zinelli's narrative...
More DescriptionThis stunning book examines the collection of works by self-taught artists assembled by Stephanie and John Smither over the last thirty-odd years. A team of prominent curators, writers, critics, and art historians focuses on key works by twelve artists, including the boisterous assemblages of Thornton Dial; brightly colored visual interpretations of the Bible by Sister Gertrude Morgan; Oscar Hadwiger's detailed wood models of fantastical architecture; and Carlo Zinelli's narrative tableaus of stylized figures and animals. Also featured are works by the ceramicist Georgia Blizzard; drawings by Hiroyuki Doi, Solange Knopf, Martín Ramírez, and Dominico Zindato; paintings by Jon Serl and Johnnie Swearingen; and carved wood sculptures by Charlie Willeto.
Distributed for The Menil Collection
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(06/10/16-10/16/16)