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Vernacular visionaries : international outsider art

by Annie Carlano

This volume surveys 20th-century Outsider Art, examining the work of self-taught individuals from diverse global contexts. It analyses how personal vision and cultural background influence creators who work independently of mainstream artistic trends.

Accession 12328 ISBN 0300101732 Publisher Yale University Press, The Museum of International Folk Art
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