Tells the stories of adults and children who are moved to create art even in the most difficult circumstances, discussing work done by people with mental disabilities, prisoners, slaves, ghetto students, and others, and includes examples of their art.
the form of folk sculpture on America's city streets and country roads
Gladstone, M. J
1974
Traces the history of various forms of American folk sculpture, including weathervanes, whirligigs, pavement lids, trade signs, gravestones, carousel figures, snowmen and others.
Through words and paintings, an artist tells about growing up on a cotton plantation in Cuthbert, Georgia, serving time in prison for his actions during a civil rights demonstration, and finding a purpose and direction in life.
