| As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither Contributor(s): White, Michelle (Author), Adele, Lynne (Contribution by), Anderson, Brooke Davis (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0300218419 ISBN-13: 9780300218411 Publisher: Menil Foundation OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Folk & Outsider Art - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Permanent |
| Dewey: 709.22 |
| LCCN: 2016933129 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 11.8" W x 10" (2.10 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, Mart n Ram rez, and Dominico Zindato; paintings by Jon Serl and Johnnie Swearingen; and carved wood sculptures by Charlie Willeto. |