Bibliograph

American self-taught art, an illustrated analysis of 20th century artists and trends with 1,319 capsule biographies, Florence Laffal, Julius Laffal

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Label

American self-taught art, an illustrated analysis of 20th century artists and trends with 1,319 capsule biographies, Florence Laffal, Julius Laffal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-307) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American self-taught art

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

52602764

Responsibility statement

Florence Laffal, Julius Laffal

Sub title

an illustrated analysis of 20th century artists and trends with 1,319 capsule biographies

Summary

This work begins by explaining what self-taught art is. It presents comparative studies of trends in self-taught art, divided by gender, race and region, and examines such issues as education, employment, and personal circumstances

Table Of Contents

Emergence of American folk art in the twentieth century -- Comparative studies of self-taught art -- Capsule biographies of artists -- Selected examples: media, style, subjects, and themes -- Discussion and integration of findings

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