American Dreamer: The Art of Philip C Curtis Her placemats—which have a large

Her placemats—which have a large

charmingly enigmatic paintings have been too little known outside his region

offers an opportunity—and ample reason—to rediscover the remarkable accomplishments of this outsize figure of nineteenth-century American culture

Its primary colors of blue

American Dreamer: The Art of Philip C Curtis Her placemats—which have a largeHonored as one of "Arizona History Makers," Curtis and his meticulously crafted, charmingly enigmatic paintings have been too little known outside his region, a situation this finely produced retrospective volume seeks to rectify. Essays by five well published curators provide a cultural and biographical context for Curtis' distinctive paintings. The surrealistic aspects of his work and the influence of such artists as Rene Magritte and Stuart Davis