Ellis Ruley (1882-1959) was a little-known, self-taught black artist, whose works today are being recognized as important contributions to "outsider" art by major collectors and museums nationwide. This is his captivating and inspiring story: his life, work, and mysterious death. 72 illus., 62 in full color.
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Ellis Ruley (1882-1959) was a little-known, self-taught black artist, whose works today are being recognized as important contributions to "outsider" art by major collectors and museums nationwide. This is his captivating and inspiring story: his life, work, and mysterious death. 72 illus., 62 in full color.
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Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Like New. Size: 10x0x10; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Oblong small quarto. 108pp. Heavily illustrated in color and black and white, including many color reproductions of Ruley's work. Preface by Barbara A. Hudson. Foreword by Robert Farris Thompson. Introduction by Gerard C. Wertkin. Art Study Essay by Stacy Hollander and Lee Kogan. Gift inscription on front fly, remainder mark on topedge, near fine in very good dust jacket with a bit of creasing and nicking and a small marginal dampstain on the lower panel that barely shows through. Ruley lived in Norwich, Connecticut and died under mysterious circumstances in 1959, long before his artwork was "discovered."