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One Is Adam, One Is Superman : The Outsider Artists of Creative Growth
Leon Borensztein
Hardcover - $65.95
Providing innovative art programs to adults with developmental, physical, mental, and emotional disabilities, Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, is the oldest and largest nonprofit visual art center in the country. The outsider artist ...
The Colorful Apocalypse : Journeys in Outsider Art
Greg Bottoms
Hardcover - $32.95
The Reverend Howard Finster was twenty feet tall, suspended in darkness. Or so he appeared in the documentary film that introduced a teenaged Greg Bottoms to the renowned outsider artist whose death would help inspire him, fourteen years later, to tr ...
Islamic Patterns
J. Bourgoin
Paperback - $12.95
Fascinating collection of authentic Islamic designs, all copyright-free, for artists, designers and craft enthusiasts. Visually rich, yet inexpensive source of ideas for designing textiles, wallpaper, floor coverings and much more. 45 full-page plate ...
Saints and Saintmakers of New Mexico
E. Boyd
Paperback - $41.95
This book covers the art of santos (images of saints) in 18th- and 19th-century New Mexico--santos were the predominant form of religious images in churches and homes between 1750 and 1850.
Alabama Folk Pottery
Joey Brackner
Hardcover - $107.95
Celebrating the people, techniques, and artistry of a traditional craft. Based on 20 years' research and experience with potters and their wares, folklorist Joey Brackner presents a definitive, comprehensive survey of folk potters and the folk potter ...
Shaping Traditions : Folk Arts in a Changing South
John A. Burrison
Paperback - $41.95
A complete catalog of the Atlanta History Center's permanent folk art exhibition, this richly illustrated volume defines and documents the folk arts of the lower southeastern United States. The objects, crafting processes, and performances represente ...
Crafting Tradition : The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings
Michael Chibnik
Paperback - $50.95
"It is hard for me to praise this book sufficiently. . . . It is a major contribution to the field of Oaxacan/Mexican studies, as well as economic anthropology and the study of tourism and crafts." --Arthur Murphy, Georgia State University, coauthor ...
Just Above the Water : Florida Folk Art
Kristin G. Congdon
Hardcover - $138.95
An extensive study of the Sunshine State's folk art legacy; includes an overall view of folk arts in Florida and individual profiles of over seventy artists, including Mary Proctor, Mario Sanchez, Nicholas Toth, Ruby C. Williams, and Purvis Young.
Vodou Things : The Art of Pierrot Barra and Marie Cassaise
Donald J. Cosentino
Hardcover - $49.95
Pierrot Barra and his wife Marie Cassaise create and sell their "Vodou things" in the ramshackle Iron Market of downtown Port-au-Prince. Their art is the most astonishing that the author of this fascinating book has encountered during more than a dec ...