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Outsider Art in Texas : Lone Stars

Texas looms large: big skies, vast plains, large cities. The Lone Star State often inspires a heightened sense of place in its citizens that rivals or surpasses that of New Yorkers. This is frequently reflected in the art of Texas-paintings of bluebonnet fields, longhorn cattle, and scenes from the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wehnert, Jay
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Texas looms large: big skies, vast plains, large cities. The Lone Star State often inspires a heightened sense of place in its citizens that rivals or surpasses that of New Yorkers. This is frequently reflected in the art of Texas-paintings of bluebonnet fields, longhorn cattle, and scenes from the Texas frontier have long enjoyed popularity with collectors. Outsider artists, on the other hand, live and create on the fringes of culture and society. Generally removed from the influence of place, they prefer instead to chart their own, intensely personal, interior landscapes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (132 pages).
ISBN:9781623496234