Self-taught artists of the 20th century
Subtitle: an American anthology
By: foreword by Gerard C. Wertkin ; Elsa Longhauser, curator, Harald Szeemann, curator ; Lee Kogan, project coordinator.
Contributors: Longhauser, Elsa Weiner.; Szeemann, Harald.; Museum of American Folk Art.; Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Outsider art -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Art, American -- 20th century -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Organized by the Museum of American Folk Art, this unique collection of paintings, sculpture, collages, and drawings celebrates the remarkable work of America's self-taught artists.

Insightful profiles of the life and work of each of the featured artists by curators, critics, scholars, and artists with a broad range of perspectives are accompanied by major essays by distinguished scholars Arthur C. Danto, Maurice Berger, and Gerald L. Davis. Together, with the curators, Elsa Longhauser and Harald Szeemann, they bring a fresh understanding to the work of these thirty-two gifted artists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-251) and index.
"Museum of American Folk Art, New York."
Tour itinerary: Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 10 to May 17, 1998 and others.