Clementine Hunter: American Folk Artist

by James L. Wilson and James L. Wilson

As children, we used to go with my mom to the trailer . . . to bring Clementine paint and canvas. . . . Clementine would paint the person most important to her as the biggest person, thus my mom was largest in the picture.
--Marguerite Cissy Brittain Picou

. . . her painting impressed me. It is really not at all primitive. It is very civilized--as Gertrude Stein said of the African wood carvings that influenced Matisse and particularly Picasso, almost fifty years ago.
--Alice B. Toklas

The British publication ARTbibliographies says that the author provides a detailed biography of Hunter, describes her studio, and traces the development of her artistic career in Melrose, Louisiana. Independent Publisher describes it as a beautifully published testament to an American original.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088289658X
• ISBN13: 9780882896588
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Collection of Clementine's paintings

This is a wonderful publication showing Clementine Hunter's wonderful paintings of Southern black people's lives in the early part of the 20th century. I was very happy to find it still available.

Colorful!

It takes you to an unknown world...