American Self-Taught Art An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies |
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Author:
| Laffal, Florence Laffal, Julius |
ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7519-3 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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This analysis of 'self-taught art' in twentieth century America begins by explaining the emergence of the form. It then goes on to provide comparative studies of trends in self-taught art divided by gender, race and region, and examines such issues as education, employment, and the circumstances under which artists became active. The main body of the work consists of 1,319 biographies of artists, providing for each such data as dates, location, origins, education, employment, style,...
More DescriptionThis analysis of 'self-taught art' in twentieth century America begins by explaining the emergence of the form. It then goes on to provide comparative studies of trends in self-taught art divided by gender, race and region, and examines such issues as education, employment, and the circumstances under which artists became active. The main body of the work consists of 1,319 biographies of artists, providing for each such data as dates, location, origins, education, employment, style, media, themes and unusual characteristics.