As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither Regular Merchandise She recently co-curated Barnett Newman:

She recently co-curated Barnett Newman: The Late Work (2015) and curated Lee Bontecou: Drawn Worlds (2014) and was a principal contributor to both catalogues

creator of some of the 20th century’s most extraordinary images

the Tirs (“shooting paintings”) and Nanas (“dames”)

he has published on Victor Brauner

their relationships with artists

As Essential as Dreams: Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Stephanie and John Smither Regular Merchandise She recently co-curated Barnett Newman:Beginning in the 1980s, Stephanie and John Smither accumulated a remarkable collection of works by self taught artists. This stunning book examines the Houston based couples approach to the process of collecting, their relationships with artists, and selected works from their holdings. A team of prominent curators, writers, critics, and art historians focus on key works by twelve artists, including the boisterous neo expressionist assemblages of