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As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither
Michelle White
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Description for As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither
Hardback. Published in conjection with an exhibition at the Menil Collection, Houston, June 10-October 16, 2016. Num Pages: 112 pages, 114 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFTB; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 305 x 20. Weight in Grams: 956.
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 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 ... Read more
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 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
955g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300218411
SKU
V9780300218411
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About Michelle White
Michelle White is curator at The Menil Collection, Houston.
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