Martn Ramrez by Vctor M. Espinosa - 9781477307755

Martn RamrezFraming His Life and Art\nAuthor(s): Vctor M. Espinosa\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9781477307755, 978-1477307755\nSynopsis\nMartn Ramrez, a Mexican migrant worker and psychiatric patient without formal artistic training, has been hailed by leading New York art critics as one of the twentieth centurys greatest artists. His work has been exhibited alongside masters such as Jos Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Salvador Dal, Marc Chagall, Paul Klee, and Joan Mir. A landmark exhibition of Ramrezs work at the American Folk Art Museum in 2007 broke attendance records and garnered praise from major media, including the New York Times, New Yorker, and Village Voice.\n\nMartn Ramrez offers the first sustained look at the life and critical reception of this acclaimed artist. Vctor Espinosa challenges the stereotype of outsider art as an indecipherable enigma by delving into Ramrezs .