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As Essential as Dreams

Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither

Michelle White author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Yale University Press

Published:6th Sep '16

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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 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


Exhibition Schedule:

The Menil Collection
(06/10/16­–10/16/16)

ISBN: 9780300218411

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 953g

112 pages