Art Institute of Chicago
Joseph E. Yoakum Isn’t Who You Think
Born around 1891, the self-taught artist Joseph E. Yoakum spent most of his youth as a runaway working for traveling circuses. Before a dream inspired him to start making uncanny landscape drawings at the age of 71, he had already served in World War I, walked away from an early marriage and five children, crisscrossed […]
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Best Art Books of 2021
In a lockdown year, with travel reduced, there was no movable feast quite like an art book. Art is made by all sorts of people, everywhere, all the time, along many different paths, some of which are illuminated by these intriguing publications chosen by our critics. Holland Cotter’s Favorites ‘Ray Johnson c/o’ The maverick American […]
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