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1	Primitivism in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern more books like this by William S Rubin (Editor) add to wishlist This lavishly illustrated two-volume set has been heralded as "a landmark publication", and "one of the most important latter-day additions to any serious library of modern art". 350 color and 690 black-and-white illustrations. see all copies from $11.50! new only from $437.50! \| first editions
2	Primitivism, Cubism, Abstraction: The Early Twentieth Century more books like this by Charles Harrison, Gill Perry, Professor Francis Frascina add to wishlist This volume is part of a four-volume series about art and its interpretation in the 19th and 20th centuries. The books provide an introduction to modern European and American art and criticism that should be valuable both to students and to the general reader. The book presents a survey of art from the first two decades of the 20th century. The ... see all copies from $6.74! new only from $36.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Heartland more books like this by Charles Wysocki add to wishlist Filled with Charles Wysocki's colour paintings, drawings, sketches and photographs of Americana, this collection is embellished with his own verse. The book presents a warm and romantic view of the hard work and quiet pleasures of 19th-century American life. see all copies from $3.65! new only from $19.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Flowering of American Folk Art 1776-1876 more books like this by Jean Lipman, Alice Winchester add to wishlist The quintessential guide to folk art in America, based on the landmark Whitney Museum exhibit of 1974, illustrates more than 400 outstanding examples of American craft, covering four major categories--painted, drawn, or stitched pictures; sculpture; architectural decoration; and decorated household objects. 400 b&w and full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.99! \| first editions
5	An American Celebration: The Art of Charles Wysocki more books like this by Charles Wysocki (Illustrator), Betty Ballantine (Text by) add to wishlist A collection of 200 paintings by a contemporary artist of early Americana. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Preference for the Primitive: Episodes in the History of Western Taste and Art more books like this by Professor E H Gombrich add to wishlist This is a documentary study of a recurring phenomenon in the history of changing taste in the visual arts, namely the feeling that older and less sophisticated or "primitive" works are somehow morally and aesthetically superior to later works that have become refined, soft and decadent. Gombrich traces the existence of such feelings right back to ... see all copies from $9.15! new only from $14.25! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Primitivism in Modern Art more books like this by Robert Goldwater add to wishlist This now classic study maps the profound effect of primitive art on modern, as well as the primitivizing strain in modern art itself. Robert Goldwater describes how and why works by primitive artists attracted modern painters and sculptors, and he delineates the differences between what is truly primitive or archaic and what intentionally embodies ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $22.05! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Five primitive masters. more books like this by Wilhelm Uhde add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $14.35! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Grandma Moses: An American Original more books like this by William C Ketchum, Jr. add to wishlist Grandma Moses is a name synonymous with American folk art. Considered by many to be America's preeminent folk painter, her winsome style, evocative of a simpler, bygone era, has endeared her to millions worldwide. The rural landscape is probably the most popular of Grandma Moses' subjects. Through it she captured the land in many moods and seasons ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $54.18! \| first editions
10	Seasons of the Heart: Celebrating the Seasons of Life more books like this by Charles Wysocki, Paul C Brownlow add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.00!
11	American Primitive Painting more books like this by Jean Lipman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	Henri Rousseau: Essays more books like this by Galeries Nationales Du Grand Palais add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| first editions
13 view cover	Gone Primitive: Savage Intellects, Modern Lives more books like this by Marianna Torgovnick add to wishlist In this acclaimed book, Torgovnick explores the obsessions, fears, and longings that have produced Western views of the primitive. Crossing an extraordinary range of fields (anthropology, psychology, literature, art, and popular culture), Gone Primitive will engage not just specialists but anyone who has ever worn Native American jewelry, thrilled ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $20.76! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	William Hawkins: Paintings more books like this by Roger Ricco, Frank Maresea, Constance Sullivan (Editor) add to wishlist The first book of paintings--122 reproductions--by a brilliant twentieth-century folk artist: a self-taught master, who began to paint when he was ten years old and won national recognition at the age of eighty-five. William Hawkins was born and raised on a small Kentucky farm. Needing to express himself, he used whatever materials were at hand- ... see all copies from $4.29! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Hero and the Minotaur: The Fantastic Adventures of Theseus more books like this by Robert Byrd (Illustrator) add to wishlist Lavishly illustrated and impeccably researched, this dynamic retelling of one of the greatest adventure stories of all time is a wonderful introduction for readers who have not yet discovered the fascinating world of the ancient Greeks. Full color. see all copies from $6.35! new only from $6.91! \| signed copies \| SVS
16	American primitives in needlepoint more books like this by Brande Ormond add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	An American Celebration: The Art of Charles Wysocki more books like this by Betty Ballantine (Text by), Charles Wysocki (Illustrator) add to wishlist A collection of 200 paintings by a contemporary artist of early Americana. see all copies from $3.93! new only from $40.76! \| first editions
18 view cover	Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou more books like this by Donald J Cosentino (Editor) add to wishlist This abundantly illustrated anthology brings together 16 essays by scholars, artists, and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of Haitian Vodou from multiple perspectives. Among the many topics covered are the 10 major Vodou divinities, the paintings of Hector Hyppolite, the multimedia pieces of Pierrot Barra, sequined bottles and sequined ... see all copies from $35.95! new only from $54.00! \| first editions
19	Painted Saws: Jacob Kass more books like this by Lee Kogan, American Folk Art Museum add to wishlist see all copies from $6.48! new only from $6.48! \| first editions
20	Modern primitives: naive painting from the late seventeenth century until the present day more books like this by Oto Bihalji-Merin add to wishlist see all copies from $3.41! first editions
21	From the Hills of Georgia: An Autobiography in Paintings more books like this by Mattie Lou O'Kelly, Mattie L O'Kelley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22	The Flowering of American Folk Art more books like this by Jean Lipman, Alice Winchester add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Dora Holzhandler more books like this by Philip Vann add to wishlist Vann's text, based on interviews with the artist, traces the main events of Holzhandler's life and explores the most important themes in her painting. 100 full-colour reproductions of her work illustrate the account. see all copies from $5.02! new only from $8.96! \| first editions
24	Discovering Ellis Ruley: The Story of an American Outsider Artist more books like this by Glenn Robert Smith, Robert Harris Thompson (Foreword by) add to wishlist Ellis Ruley (1882-1959) was a little-known, self-taught black artist, whose works today are being recognized as important contributions to "outsider" art by major collectors and museums nationwide. This is his captivating and inspiring story: his life, work, and mysterious death. 72 illus., 62 in full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Bard Brothers: Painting America Under Steam and Sail more books like this by Mariners' Museum, Anthony J Peluso add to wishlist In 1827, at the age of 12, twin brothers John and James Bard began to compile a pictorial chronicle of America's steamboat era. Working for owners, captains, shipbuilders, and anyone who would commission a portrait of a vessel, these self-taught artists produced thousands of precise and colourful paintings. This volume, the result of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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