Softcover
1996 · Baltimore, Maryland
by Hoffberger, Rebecca et al.
Baltimore, Maryland: American Visionary Art Museum, 1996. Softcover. VG- (Ex-art library, with spine label, i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; page edges are tanning lightly; slight wear to head of outer spine; text and illus. are gond.). Beige textured barkpaper wraps, 254 pp., color and BW illus. On cover: At the golden navel of the earth stands the Tree of Life. Issued in conjunction with the 1995-1996 inaugural exhibition of this outsider-art oriented museum in Baltimore. With essays by Colin Wilson and Roger Manley, and a preface by museum founder Rebecca Hoffberger. Features the work of 117 artists. Includes artist bios and some artist photos. The cover is nice to the touch and is made from barkpaper, in the style of the Otomi Indian tribe. An uncommon catalogue, all around.
(Inventory #: 157584)