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As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie & John Smither

As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie & John Smither
Library Shelf Location 04.OUTS
Publication Date 2016
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.

ISBN 9780300218411
Quantity 1
Pages 112p; 30 x 1.8 x 25.4 cm
Authors Michelle White, Lynne Adele, Brooke Davis Anderson, Haley Berkman, David Breslin
Format Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press, New Haven and London
Related Artists Charlie Willeto, Johnnie Swearingen, Jon Serl, Dominico Zindato, Georgia Blizzard, Carlo Zinelli, Oscar Hadwiger, Gertrude Morgan, Thornton Dial
Category Art Styles and Movements
Keyword Outsider Art
Language English

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