Flying Free - Twentieth-Century Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Ellin and Baron Gordon (Paperback, New)

American Art from One of the Premier Collections of Work by Self-Taught ArtistsFew aficionados of American folk or self-taught art will open this book and fail to recognize many of the artists whose dynamic work is represented here. At the same time readers will delight in the discovery of new works and new artists in the astonishing collection of Ellin and Baron Gordon. As two of the most passionate collectors of this vibrant, original art, they and their collection are well known to appreciators and scholars as well as to many museums that have mounted exhibitions devoted to American artists classifed as self-taught, naive, folk, outsider, or other.Featured here are works by Howard Finster, Mose Tolliver, Leroy Archuleta, Thornton Dial, Inez Nathaniel Walker, Miles Carpenter, Israel Litwak, and many others from across America. For those who wish to learn more about the lives and work of these twentieth-century artists, biographical sketches of seventy-eight are included here.The works reproduced in full-color embody the aesthetic sensibilities of the artists at the moment of creation. They function as a guide to appreciation of this richly imaginative and often provocative art that is known for its innovation, for removing boundaries, and for separation of what has gone before.Essays by Gordon, Luck, and Patterson bring fresh insight into the environments and experiences that have influenced the makers' creations.

General

Imprint:	University Press Of Mississippi
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1997
First published:	May 1997
Authors:	Ellin Gordon • Barbara R. Luck • Tom Patterson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-57806-029-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Naive art Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57806-029-X
Barcode:	9781578060290

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