"Martin Ramírez: Reframing Confinement" by L. Cooke - Hardcover Book original art She was also a talented

She was also a talented artist

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Recasting American art history to embrace artists who have been excluded for too long

"Martin Ramírez: Reframing Confinement" by L. Cooke - Hardcover Book original art She was also a talentedAccompanying a major museum exhibition showcasing the drawings of the acclaimed self taught artist Martin Ramirez, this volume offers a comprehensive selection of his complex and compelling art. Martin Ramirez created nearly 450 drawings of remarkable visual clarity and expressive power while confined in a California mental institution for more than twenty five years. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, he achieved posthumous fame with recent exhibitions of