Here is an intimate glimpse into the lives and work of thirty-four self-taught artists, two folk art environments, and one museum, which tells the tale of a region's fast-disappearing way of life. Kathy Moses' thoughtful, insightful portraits introduce us to these men and women, some of whom are well known and some not so well known, but who all are driven by a compelling need to create. Their stories are told with warmth, affection, and respect. For many of these artists, this is the first time they have been presented to a wider audience. With 375-plus photographs, the book beautifully illustrates the range of each artist's work, with more examples per artist than has been shown before. The book is also an invaluable reference guide, with a source section that lists museums and galleries where the art may be seen and purchased, a retail price guide, a bibliography, and many organizations, publications, shows, and auctions devoted to Southern folk, outsider, and visionary art.
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Relying on her background as a journalist and museum and gallery director, Moses uses a documentary approach to identify contemporary Southern folk artists, with more than 375 photographs accompanying the text. Each entry includes a casual photographic portrait, several representative examples of the artists' creations, biographical notes, and conversations from personal interviews. The artists reveal personal details, including religious beliefs, the reasons for their choice of media, and descriptions of the creative process. Further information helps us analyze or appreciate these unique pieces of folk expression. Other similar works have been published, but the scope, approach, and inclusion of artists vary; for example, Pictured in My Mind (LJ 5/15/96), edited by Gail A. Trechsel's offers a collector's approach to artists from many parts of the United States, while John Maizels's Raw Creation (LJ 10/1/96) contains a more scholarly and international presentation of outsider and self-taught art. Recommended for libraries collecting in this area.AJudith Yankeilun Lind, Roseland Free P.L., NJ
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Kathy S. Moses, a Philadelphia native, has been a newspaper reporter with The Philadelphia Bulletin and has worked in historic preservation for ten years-with a restoration architect, then for a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning engineering firm that specialized in museums and historic buildings, and as a museum director. She was the Executive Director of The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, a Victorian historic house museum with gardens and a restoration library, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee, where she resides today. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, attended the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communications, and holds a graduate degree in Historic Preservation from The University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Moses is gallery director at Shelton Gallery in Nashville, which specializes in Southern folk and outsider art, 19th- and 20th-century American art, and the work of contemporary artist Red Grooms. She has written for national magazines and serves on the grant review panel of the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, helping to decide how public funds are allotted to local arts organizations. Her varied career has had one central theme, an intense interest in people-how they act, how they live, and how they create.
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Outsider Art of the South is an intimate glimpse into the lives and work of thirty-four self-taught artists, two folk art environments, and one museum which tells the tale of a region's fast-disappearing way of life. Kathy Moses' thoughtful, insightful portraits introduce us to these men and women, some of whom are well known and some not so well known, but who all driven by a compelling need to create. Their stories are told with warmth, affection, and respect. For many of these artists, this is the first time they have been presented to a wider audience.
Loaded with 440-plus color photographs, the book beautifully illustrates the range of each artist's work, with more examples per artist than has ever been shown before.
The book is also an invaluable reference guide, with a source section that lists museums and galleries where the art may be seen and purchased, a retail price guide, a bibliography, and many organizations, publications, shows and auctions devoted to Southern folk, outsider and visionary art.
The author's background as a journalist and museum director, coupled with her knowledge and exposure as a gallery owner specializing in contemporary Southern folk art, make for a book that is factual, informative, and easy-to-read. It is sure to be a welcome addition to the libraries of current folk art collectors, and should whet the appetite of those who may just be learning about this exciting field of art.
Kathy Moses is writing a new book entitled "(Re)Membrances: The Folk Art of Helen LaFrance."
Check out Kathy's web site www.just-looking-antiques.com and her blog http://ohjustlooking.blogspot.com
Loaded with 440-plus color photographs, the book beautifully illustrates the range of each artist's work, with more examples per artist than has ever been shown before.
The book is also an invaluable reference guide, with a source section that lists museums and galleries where the art may be seen and purchased, a retail price guide, a bibliography, and many organizations, publications, shows and auctions devoted to Southern folk, outsider and visionary art.
The author's background as a journalist and museum director, coupled with her knowledge and exposure as a gallery owner specializing in contemporary Southern folk art, make for a book that is factual, informative, and easy-to-read. It is sure to be a welcome addition to the libraries of current folk art collectors, and should whet the appetite of those who may just be learning about this exciting field of art.
Kathy Moses is writing a new book entitled "(Re)Membrances: The Folk Art of Helen LaFrance."
Check out Kathy's web site www.just-looking-antiques.com and her blog http://ohjustlooking.blogspot.com
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good cross reference guide book,
This review is from: Outsider Art of the South (Hardcover)
Each book can only feature so many great artists. Inevitably, many get left out. Here is a decent sampling. Interesting interviews. Wonderful photographs. I disagree with a price guide found in the back. We should encourage involvement in outsider art for its historical, social and emotional value, and not based on what a piece can fetch at auction, or how collectable an artist may be. The worth of a piece and/or artist is, or should be, a subjective decision.
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the pre-eminent book on southern folk and outsider art,
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Great photos of the art and moving stories behind the artists. A must-read for anyone who loves outsider art, good writing, and a dose of the South.
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