Very funny - but I don't think the concept of "outsider artist" was raised by anyone involved -- and the artist herself has never been exhibited in that kind of gallery. (even outsiders can become insiders)
The only criteria that these sculptural portraits met, besides being inexpensive and done by an acquaintance of the donor, was that they presented a recognizable likeness -- as a plaster life-mask might have done. Of course, this one episode could only be called anecdotal evidence. Perhaps it was an anomaly that so little effort was made to find high quality work by the best known portrait sculptors. Certainly the donor could have afforded it - he is one of the wealthiest art collectors in Chicago. But I doubt it -- because the arts of portraiture have been so marginalized. Where can one go to study them? ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the rental car that fits your needs. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/Ioyw6ijmhQ3pU1kOIurDw6vLNl5xSX 6YJysDvR4nVKXTNdvjfvy2Ty/
