We are made of stories : self-taught artists in the Robson family collection / Leslie Umberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Umberger, Leslie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Robson, Margaret Z., 1932-2014--Art collections--Exhibitions.

Robson, Margaret Z.

Robson, John E., 1930---Art collections--Exhibitions.

Robson, John E.

Robson, Douglas O., 1965---Art collections--Exhibitions.

Robson, Douglas O.

Smithsonian American Art Museum--Exhibitions.

Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Outsider art--United States--Exhibitions.

Outsider art.

Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions.

Art, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.) : 154 color + 41 b/w illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"Through forty-three artists, born over a span of a hundred years, We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection explores the ways in which artists, and the pioneering collectors who recognized the value of their work, brought lasting change to the face of American art. The exhibition and catalogue center on select artists collected by Margaret Z. Robson between the late 1980s and her death in 2014. Robson believed that these artists reflected a truly diverse nation of makers, and critically expanded the boundaries of American art through singular bodies of work. The Smithsonian American Art Museum broke new ground in 1970, showing and collecting folk and self-taught artists who challenged conventional notions about art and artists. In 2016 the Margaret Z. Robson collection was donated to SAAM by Margaret's son, Douglas O. Robson, uniting these kindred visions. Doug Robson has continued to support an expansive vision of art, and the exhibition also features artworks from Doug's own collection, promised to SAAM"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

DIRECTOR’ S FOREWORD

Far & wide / inside & out

A changing tide: American self-taught artists shift the narrative

Catalogue of works

Bibliography

INDEX

IMAGE CREDITS

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691243849

0691243840

OCLC:

1337072490