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OUTSIDER ART
Cardinal, Roger. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1972. First American Paperbound Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Art History Monograph. Very Good -.. 192pp, profusely illustrated in b&w + color cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is Roger Cardinal's groundbreaking 1972 survey of art produced over the preceding Century by the mentally ill and outliers of various stripes. He gave the name for their creations "Outsider Art" - the term that is now commonplace for this genre fifty years later. A number of the artists celebrated here received their first scholarly recognition in these pages. These include Aloise (Corbaz), Karl Brendel (Genzel), Gaston Chaissac, Ferdinand Cheval, Joseph Crepin, Jules Dou, Madge Gill, August Klotz, Johann (Knupfer) Knopf, Augustin Lesage, Peter Moog, Heinrich Anton Muller, August Neter (Natterer),Simon Rodia, Clarence Schmidt, Friedrich Schroder-Sonnenstern, Scottie Wilson (Louis Freeman), and Adolf Wolfli. A most presentable example of the 1972 first Praeger paperback edition of this landmark survey showing some overall light wear and soiling. LC 72-81584 Inventory Number: 027063
