
As Essential as Dreams
Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither
Michelle White(Author)
Yale University Press
Published on 6. September 2016
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-0-300-21841-1 (ISBN)
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, Martin Ramirez, and Dominico Zindato; paintings by Jon Serl and Johnnie Swearingen; and carved wood sculptures by Charlie Willeto.
Distributed for The Menil Collection
Exhibition Schedule:
The Menil Collection
(06/10/16--10/16/16)
Distributed for The Menil Collection
Exhibition Schedule:
The Menil Collection
(06/10/16--10/16/16)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
114 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 292 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-21841-1 (9780300218411)
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Persons
Michelle White is curator at The Menil Collection, Houston.