As essential as dreams : self-taught art from the collection of Stephanie and John Smither
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As essential as dreams : self-taught art from the collection of Stephanie and John Smither
Menil Collection , Distributed by Yale University Press, c2016
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Exhibition catalogue
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Menil Collection, Houston, June 10-Oct. 16, 2016
Includes bibliographical references
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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)
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