Introduction by Margit Rowell (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 303 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A large-format coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "This book, the most comprehensive survey ever assembled, takes America's rich heritage of vernacular art out of the antiques arena and the specialty museum and into today's art world. A book that crosses over conventional art historical categories, American Vernacular presents hundreds of newly identified and never before published objects, from carnival figures to religious totems, from antique trade signs to the most spectacular examples of carved canes. The book reveals the powerful strains of imagination that have shaped the American visual landscape and continue to nourish cutting-edge artists today. With over four hundred color photographs and insightful commentary by leading experts, American Vernacular is a thorough and engaging exploration that is essential reading for collectors, artists, and anyone interested in the instinctive creative process." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Animals and decoys; Canes; Carnival and circus figures; Figures and faces; Relgion and symbolism; Self-taught and outsider; Trade stimulators; Utilitarian; Weather vanes and whirligigs. Size: 4to. Collectible. …

Cloth. Condition: Fine Condition. Fine Condition. First Edition. 301 pp., 450 illustrations in color. A small bump to the top right-hand corner, otherwise a fine copy. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover. Book.