A lavishly illustrated publication which explores an exceptionally diverse array of work by self-taught artists with wide-ranging backgrounds and motivations.
As a collection of Self-Taught Art, The Rosenthal Collection is significant. Not only does it cover a broad mix of artists; including important names like Earl Cunningham, Henry Darger, Thornton Dial, Jean Dubuffet, Bill Traylor, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Ralph Fasanella, and Janet Sobel, but it also includes non-American artists like Damian Le Bas, Albert Louden, Donald Pass, and Geneviève Seillé. An illustrated interview by Julia Aronson with Dick Rosenthal provides special insight into the collection. The volume features gorgeous new photography of approximately 73 compelling paintings, sculptures, drawings, and watercolours from this highly regarded collection, accompanied by a checklist, bibliography, and index.