...Schmidt was born in 1897 in Astoria, Queens, New York, where he was trained as a plasterer and stonemason. Around 1940 he moved to Woodstock, where he applied his trade and also worked as a general handyman. Married at the time and living on Ohayo Mountain Road in his first house, Journey’s End, he began to clear and terrace a nearby mountain slope.
He did not have a specific plan when he began to build: it was an organic process, and his vision grew as the house evolved. The growth of the house paralleled his development as an artist, and the house began to exist as a point of departure for his creative energy.
This unique book presents works that until now have only been seen in private collections or museum vaults. Works by well known outsider artists and new discoveries express their personal interpretations of sexual desire and activity.
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Downloadable PDF version of the "Texts, Time and Listings" section of the Outsider Art Sourcebook featuring key texts, timeline and bibliography on Outsider Art as well as listings for Galleries, Studios, Websites & Organizations.
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Downloadable PDF version of the Environment section of the Outsider Art Sourcebook featuring 60 visionary environments from around the world. PREVIEW HERE
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This is a downloadable (PDF) version of the large Artists section of our renowned Outsider Art Sourcebook. Nearly 200 artists - fully responsive - biographies, references, images