James Havard's highly individual work draws inspiration from American Indian and African tribal cultures, as well as cave paintings and children's drawings-and is often full of inner demons and dark, multicultural symbols. Yet they are also affectingly humorous, endowed with qualities that we recognize immediately as inherent to the human condition.
This publication, the first extensive monograph of Havard's work, focuses on the past two decades of his oeuvre, presenting painting, sculpture, and printwork. It includes more than 120 color plates and illuminating texts that describe his process and artistic development, and that situate this body of work in the context of the artist's life. Havard's work is included in many collections, including the Guggenheim Museum, New York; and the Smithsonian Institution. A full, illustrated chronology and documentation of his career complete this comprehensive tome. David Lynch is a world-renowned director and artist. C.K. Williams was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 2000, and the National Book Award in 2003. Julie Sasse is the Chief Curator and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Tucson Museum of Art. Dianne Vanderlip is the Polly and Mark Addison Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum.