Joan Brown charts the turns and devotions of a vision that was once dismissed by critics as unserious but was in fact rooted firmly in research and impassioned curiosity that remains uniquely compelling today. Deeply embedded in the Bay Area art scene, Brown drew inspiration from many sources to create a charmingly offbeat body of work that merges autobiography, fantasy, and whimsy with weightier metaphysical and spiritual imagery and themes.
Exhibition on view November 19, 2022 - March 12, 2023.
Hardcover, 276 pages, 2022.
310 illustrations.
12.5 x 10 in.
Some exceptions apply. US Only.
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