James Castle: A Retrospective

February 3–April 25, 2010

Born deaf and raised in rural Idaho, James Castle was an artist of remarkable range, subtlety, and graphic skill. This retrospective of Castle's drawings, books, and paper constructions is an “exhilarating . . . opportunity to fully consider one of America's most idiosyncratic self-taught artists” (Artforum).

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  • James Castle: Girls in tan coats with gable or landscape faces, n.d.; corrugated cardboard, tan paper from corrugated cardboard, cream paper, wrapping paper with silver printed design, thin gray cardboard faced with green paper, gray-green paper (from bag); cut, torn, folded, and wrapped; punched, stitched and tied with thin and thick white string; dark purple felt-tipped marker, wiped soot wash; 11 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.; The James Castle Collection, L.P. Courtesy of J. Crist Gallery, Boise, Idaho.

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