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BOOKS ON VISIONARY ART

 

Here are some books that we especially enjoyed and recommend. Let us know if you would like us to add other books on visionary art on this site!

 

  • FANTASY WORLDS. Photographs by Deidi von Schaewen, texts by John Maizels, edited by Angelika Taschen. Taschen, 1999. see REVIEW
  • RAW CREATION: OUTSIDER ART AND BEYOND. John Maizels. Phaidon Press, London 1996. ART BRUT. Michel Thιvoz. Skira, geneva, 1975. English edition.
  • SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS OF THE 20th CENTURY. An American Anthology. Museum of American Folk Art, New York, 1998.
  • HUNDERTWASSER. Harry Rand. Taschen Verlag, 1993.
  • OUTSIDER ART by Roger Cardinal.Studio Publications, 1972.
  • IT'S ALL WRIT OUT FOR YOU. The Life and Work of Scottie Wilson by George Melly. Thames & Hudson, 1986.
  • WEIRD ROOMS. A. Vertikoff and M. & S. Sharpe. Pomegranate Artbooks, San Francisco, 1996.
  • CELLBLOCK VISIONS. Prison Art in America. Phyllis Kornfeld. Princeton University Press, 1997.
  • WAY OF THE DOLL: The Art and Craft of Personal Transformation. Cassandra Light. Chronicle Books, 1996.
  • THE INNOCENT EYE. CHILDREN'S ART AND THE MODERN ARTIST. Jonathan Fineberg. Princeton University Press, 1997.
  • RECLAIMING THE INNER CHILD. Ed Jeremiah Abrams, Mandala, 1991

 

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