JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER expect the unexpected
HEALING MACHINES AND IMMORTAL KINGDOMS A MAJOR EXHIBITION June—December 2007 22 artists who transformed their homes, yards, or other available spaces into multifaceted works of art presented in a 13,000square-foot exhibition. PUBLICATION Summer 2007 Essays on the culture, history, nature, and the preservation of works by vernacular environment builders accompany richly illustrated chapters on each of the featured artists. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE September 27-30, 2007 Engage in conversations about the "visual vernacular" and its embodiment of cultural heritage. To receive information about this project, please send an email to roadlesstraveled@jmkac.org or visit our web site, www.jmkac.org
Levi Fisher Ames(1843-1923) Ernest Htipeden (c. 1860-1911) Albert Zahn (1864-1953) Carl Peterson (1869-1969) Clarence Powell (1871-1945) Sam Rodia (1879-1965) Jacob Baker (c.1880-1939) James Tellen (1880-1957) Nick Engelbert(1881-1962) Peter Jodacy (1884-1971) Fred Smith (1886-1976)
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John Ehn (1897-1981) David Butler (1898-1997) Frank Oebser (1900-1990) Emery Blagdon (1907-1986) Loy Bowlin (1909-1995) Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910-1983) Mary Nohl (1914-2001) Stella Waitzkin (1920-2003) Nek Chand Saini (b. 1924) Tom Every (b. 1938) Dr. Charles Smith (b. 1940)
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