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Beyond Madness - The Art of Ralph Blakelock, 1847-1919 (Hardcover)
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Beyond Madness - The Art of Ralph Blakelock, 1847-1919 (Hardcover)
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This book, featuring the life and works of Ralph Blakelock,
situates him in the context of American art. Representing over
twenty years of study and the examination of several thousand works
attributed to him, "Beyond Madness" reveals the unusual nature of
Blakelock's life story as it offers clear parallels to his
painting. Largely self-taught and supported by few patrons,
Blakelock regularly struggled with the financial pressures of
supporting his nine children and pursuing his art. Called both
brilliant and doomed, and institutionalized on and off for the last
decade of his life, he nonetheless created some of the most
beloved--and some of the most frequently forged--paintings in the
American canon. As in the author's own time, modern assessments of
his work are often colored by notions of Blakelock the man, leading
to a paradoxical legacy of suffering and hope, obscurity and
prominence. Taking Blakelock's art on its merits, "Beyond Madness"
stands as a testament to the indefatigable spirit of art
scholarship as well as a tribute to the artist and his enduring
passion for the creative process. It finally casts new light on the
life and character of Blakelock and on the nature of the
incomparable art he contributed to the American tradition.
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