Author: Robert St. John
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999222911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Robert St. John and Anthony Thaxton have produced a beautiful new volume of art and family stories highlighting the prolific and reclusive Walter Inglis Anderson. It is a stunning collection filled with beautiful imagery and writings from an artist some critics have called "America's Van Gogh." Though featured in countless books and exhibitions (including a 2003 retrospective show at the Smithsonian Institution on the centennial of his birth), Walter Anderson has not yet achieved his deserved place in American art history. This book shines light on all the facets of Anderson's unbelievable output and presents a thoughtful progression of his life and art.With complete access to the Anderson family archives and the vaults of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, this comprehensive volume brings together much of the artist's finest work as well as paintings and photographs which have never before been published. Also included with the purchase of this book are complimentary download links to the acclaimed documentary film and soundtrack. Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of The Islander is an eye-opening and inspiring book to be treasured and dipped into again and again.
Walter Anderson
Author: Robert St. John
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999222911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Robert St. John and Anthony Thaxton have produced a beautiful new volume of art and family stories highlighting the prolific and reclusive Walter Inglis Anderson. It is a stunning collection filled with beautiful imagery and writings from an artist some critics have called "America's Van Gogh." Though featured in countless books and exhibitions (including a 2003 retrospective show at the Smithsonian Institution on the centennial of his birth), Walter Anderson has not yet achieved his deserved place in American art history. This book shines light on all the facets of Anderson's unbelievable output and presents a thoughtful progression of his life and art.With complete access to the Anderson family archives and the vaults of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, this comprehensive volume brings together much of the artist's finest work as well as paintings and photographs which have never before been published. Also included with the purchase of this book are complimentary download links to the acclaimed documentary film and soundtrack. Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of The Islander is an eye-opening and inspiring book to be treasured and dipped into again and again.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999222911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Robert St. John and Anthony Thaxton have produced a beautiful new volume of art and family stories highlighting the prolific and reclusive Walter Inglis Anderson. It is a stunning collection filled with beautiful imagery and writings from an artist some critics have called "America's Van Gogh." Though featured in countless books and exhibitions (including a 2003 retrospective show at the Smithsonian Institution on the centennial of his birth), Walter Anderson has not yet achieved his deserved place in American art history. This book shines light on all the facets of Anderson's unbelievable output and presents a thoughtful progression of his life and art.With complete access to the Anderson family archives and the vaults of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, this comprehensive volume brings together much of the artist's finest work as well as paintings and photographs which have never before been published. Also included with the purchase of this book are complimentary download links to the acclaimed documentary film and soundtrack. Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of The Islander is an eye-opening and inspiring book to be treasured and dipped into again and again.
The Art of Walter Anderson
Author: Walter Inglis Anderson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578066018
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This illustrated volume celebrates the centennial of one of the South's greatest artists.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578066018
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This illustrated volume celebrates the centennial of one of the South's greatest artists.
The Horn Island Logs of Walter Inglis Anderson
Author: Walter Inglis Anderson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780878051687
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A revelation of the art and mind of a unique artist lost and alone in the world of nature, this beautiful book records Anderson's experiences on one of the barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico over a period of twenty years. Revised edition.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780878051687
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A revelation of the art and mind of a unique artist lost and alone in the world of nature, this beautiful book records Anderson's experiences on one of the barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico over a period of twenty years. Revised edition.
Walls of Light
Author: Anne R. King
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578061280
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Although his art took form in many mediums, this lush and colorful book focuses on Walter Anderson's murals, further expanding our understanding of the life work of this richly complex artist. 84 full-color photos. 20 illustrations.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578061280
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Although his art took form in many mediums, this lush and colorful book focuses on Walter Anderson's murals, further expanding our understanding of the life work of this richly complex artist. 84 full-color photos. 20 illustrations.
The Secret World of Walter Anderson
Author: Hester Bass
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536245909
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
“A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In a beautifully crafted biography, Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor winner E. B. Lewis pay homage to the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of. Reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson spent weeks at a time on an uninhabited island, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and animals to create some of his most brilliant watercolors, which he kept hidden during his lifetime.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536245909
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
“A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In a beautifully crafted biography, Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor winner E. B. Lewis pay homage to the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of. Reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson spent weeks at a time on an uninhabited island, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and animals to create some of his most brilliant watercolors, which he kept hidden during his lifetime.
Robinson
Author: Walter Anderson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780878059485
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
An enchanting story for both children and adults about a stray cat transformed by a saucer of magical milk into a musical prodigy who performs at Carnegie Hall. Second printing.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780878059485
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
An enchanting story for both children and adults about a stray cat transformed by a saucer of magical milk into a musical prodigy who performs at Carnegie Hall. Second printing.
Form and Fantasy
Author: Walter Inglis Anderson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781934110256
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A celebration of the phenomenal prints of a virtuoso artist
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781934110256
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A celebration of the phenomenal prints of a virtuoso artist
Approaching the Magic Hour
Author: Agnes Grinstead Anderson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780878058037
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A widow's riveting yet poignant memoir of her marriage to a prolific creator, the extremely inspired Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson, whose splendid art was heightened and enriched by his madness "Agnes Anderson has written an extraordinary account not only of Walter Anderson's joyous and tragic life in art but of her own difficult and rewarding commitment to her husband. In language that brings to vivid life the drama of the natural and human worlds in which she has lived, she tells a story that adds a new dimension to my understanding of courage, dedication, and imagination." - Ellen Douglas
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780878058037
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A widow's riveting yet poignant memoir of her marriage to a prolific creator, the extremely inspired Gulf Coast artist Walter Anderson, whose splendid art was heightened and enriched by his madness "Agnes Anderson has written an extraordinary account not only of Walter Anderson's joyous and tragic life in art but of her own difficult and rewarding commitment to her husband. In language that brings to vivid life the drama of the natural and human worlds in which she has lived, she tells a story that adds a new dimension to my understanding of courage, dedication, and imagination." - Ellen Douglas
Fortune's Favorite Child
Author: Christopher Maurer
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578065394
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
In this new biography, Maurer explores the troubled life of one of America's most prolific and idiosyncratic artists.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578065394
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
In this new biography, Maurer explores the troubled life of one of America's most prolific and idiosyncratic artists.
Dancing with My Father
Author: Leif Anderson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578067220
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
A daughter's remembrance of life with the eccentric genius and artist Walter Anderson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578067220
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
A daughter's remembrance of life with the eccentric genius and artist Walter Anderson