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, Martin Ramirez, and Dominico Zindato; paintings by Jon Serl and Johnnie Swearingen; and carved wood sculptures by Charlie Willeto.
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Haley Berkman, William Fagaly, Edward M. Gomez, Lynne Adele, Lee Kogan, David Breslin, Jo Farb Hernandez, Victor M. Espinosa, Brooke Davis Anderson, Yale University Press
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9780300218411
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223566045
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Michelle White
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As Essential As Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither