Accidental Genius: Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection
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- 出版社 Prestel
- 出版时间 2008年2月
- ISBN 9783791352008
- 定价 710.40
内容简介
Encompassingnearly300works,theAnthonyPetulloCollectionisoneofthemostimpressivecompilationsofoutsiderartintheUnitedStates.ThisexhibitioncataloguecommemoratesthegiftofthecollectiontotheMilwaukeeArtMuseum.ItincludesluminouswatercolourandpencildrawingsbyHenryDarger;formerslaveandshare-cropperBillTraylor'shauntingpaintings;themeticulouslybeautifulgraphicworksofMartinRamirez,alongsidenumerousotherpiecesbylesser-knownartistssuchasJamesLloyd,anEnglishlabourer;DomenicoZindato,anItaliandraftsman;andRosemarieKoczy,aformerprisonerinaNaziconcentrationcamp,amongmanyothers.Eachoftheseartistsspentmuchoftheirlivesoutofthepubliceye,unawareofnotionsofartistictrendsorcelebrity.Theirinherenttalentandtheirintensedevotiontotheirartaregloriouslyevidentinthisstunninglyillustratedandwonderfullydiversevolume.
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