James Castle
Subtitle: a retrospective
By: edited by Ann Percy ; essays by Ann Percy ... [et al.] ; interview with Terry Winters by Jeffrey Wolf.
Contributors: Percy, Ann.; Philadelphia Museum of Art.; Art Institute of Chicago.
Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780876332061; 9780876332078
Subjects: Castle, James, -- 1900-1977 -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: This documentary film, which was created to accompany the exhibition, examines the life and career of James Castle who was born profoundly deaf in Idaho in 1899. As a result of his handicap he never received any formal artistic training yet he produced an amazing body of work. Included are photographs of the artist, and selected works of art, plus interviews with his surviving relatives, and art experts familiar with his work.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Oct. 14, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009, and at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Includes bibliographical references and index.