As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither Regular Merchandise Third Text

Third Text

an artist’s book by Tacita Dean

and frottage

Anne Truitt

pursued drawing assiduously throughout his career

As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither Regular Merchandise Third TextBeginning in the 1980s, Stephanie and John Smither accumulated a remarkable collection of works by self taught artists. This stunning book examines the Houston based couples approach to the process of collecting, their relationships with artists, and selected works from their holdings. A team of prominent curators, writers, critics, and art historians focus on key works by twelve artists, including the boisterous neo expressionist assemblages of