Grace Bashara Greene Explained

Grace Bashara Greene
Birth Place:Houston, USA
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Grace Bashara Greene (1928  - 2004) was an American visionary artist noted for her assemblage work and for the visionary environment she created in her house, which was featured in the documentary film Eyeopeners.[1]

Work

Greene collected items that eventually filled her house completely, eventually becoming an installation that was first put on display in 1993.[2]

Collections and exhibits

Grace Bashara Greene's piece The Button Lady and a shawl, originally made for her daughter Lizzie, hand-sewn from hundreds of pieces of antique lace and further decorated with beads, ribbons and other trinkets, are held by the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.[3] These works were featured in the 2005 AVAM exhibit IOCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Delight.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Visionaries: Grace Bashara Jones. American Visionary Art Museum. 11 December 2017.
  2. News: Patterson. Randall. Momma's Girl. 11 December 2017. Houston Press. April 17, 1997.
  3. News: Gershon. Pete. Grace Bashara Greene. 12 December 2017. The Great God Pan Is Dead. April 2, 2014.
  4. Web site: Barry. Mark. Delightfully Obsessively Compulsively. IONARTS. 13 December 2017.