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| Title | : | The Electric Pencil: Drawings from Inside State Hospital No. 3 |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1616894547 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
The Electric Pencil features all 283 of Deeds's arresting drawings—now avidly collected—done on ledger sheets from State Hospital No. Deeds's subtle, meticulous, and wildly imaginative pencil and crayon drawings portray an unusual cast of characters: nineteenth-century dandies, Civil War soldiers, antique cars, fantastic boats and trains, country landscapes dotted with roaming animals, and fanciful architecture. The Electric Pencil introduces readers to an astonishing record of one man's unwavering artistic vision in the face of the most inhospitable conditions.. After being accidentally discarded in 1970, the album was rescued from the trash by a young boy and, thirty-six years later, came into the hands of artist and collector Harris Diamant, who provides the book's foreword. 3 in Nevada, Missouri, and reproduced in the sequence of the original album. None of these existed in the actual mid-twentieth-century landscape of Deeds's own life, but rather were representations of his inner world—an artist's poignant tribute to a faded past.Deeds lovingly bound his artwork in a cardboard and leather p
More info about the artist Bren The drawings were unique and beautiful but I wish there was more information on the artist. I would have enjoyed reading more details of his life before and during his stay at the state hospital.. "It made me sad to think this poor soul spent most of his" according to Knitting fan. Very touching book. It made me sad to think this poor soul spent most of his life locked in an asylum. I am grateful that someone published his artwork.. Four Stars It's a sad story, but the drawing are striking. It makes one glad ECT is used rarely now.
He has written for The New York Times, Creative Nonfiction, Harvard Review, River Teeth, Chautauqua, Vanity Fair, Ascent, French Review and Michigan Quarterly Review. His website is richardgoodman. From age 25, he spent the remainder of his life institutionalized. James Edward Deeds (1908–1987) was raised on a farm near Ozark, Missouri. . Deeds created his remarkable drawings while a resident of State Hospital Number 3 in Ne
Those interested in the outsider art movement will want to put this at the top of their to-read list." - Library Journal"The Electric Pencil is the ultimate therapeutic "coloring book." Deeds' work admits readers into the life, real and imagined, of a unique Missouri artist." - Inside Columbia"Combine elements of forgotten family secrets, an unknown artist, and a little bit of luck, and the tale of "The Electric Pencil" reads like a page ripped from Faulkner's notebook." - Garden & Gun"This book reproduces all of his lovingly drafted, gorgeously colored drawings in the original order, giving you a sense of what it was like to flip through the original portfolio." - St. "An excellent entry point to art in an unconventional form. Louis Magazine
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