Frank Walter: The Last Universal Man, 1926–2009
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1942185189 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The first man of color to manage an Antiguan sugar plantation, Walter spent the last 25 years of his life in an isolated home in Antigua, surrounded by his writings, paintings and carvings. Coinciding with Antigua and Barbuda's inaugural National Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2017, The Last Universal Man is the first comprehensive monograph of this important Caribbean artist. Antiguan artist and writer Frank Walter (1926–2009) was an eccentric character now considered to be vastly under-recognized. Defying categorization as an outsider or self-taught artist, Walter worked as a writer, composer, sculptor and painter. Walter typically painted in oil on rudimentary materials, with a marked immediacy and naivety. Intellectually brilliant, Walter entertained delusions of aristocratic grandeur, namely the belief that the white slave-owners in his family linked him to the noble houses of Europe. Barbara Paca, an art historian who also serves as Cultural Envoy to Antigua and Barbuda, interviewed Walter over a seven-year period prior to his death, and provides insight and perspective into both the artist as a man and his prodigious body of work.. The self-styled “7th Prince of the West Indies, Lord of Follies and the Ding-a-Ding Nook” produced paintings that dealt with race, class and socia
Fantastic book about an amazing artist and man Amazon User 2017 Fantastic book about an amazing artist and man. Very well designed with lots of great plates of his work. Highly recommend!