{"product_id":"drawing-us-in-how-we-experience-visual-art-paperback","title":"Drawing Us in: How We Experience Visual Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHilton Als\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Contributions by Dorothy Allison, John Berger, Mark Doty, Mary Gordon, bell hooks, Alfred Kazin, August Wilson, and others \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the contributors to \u003ci\u003eDrawing Us In, \u003c\/i\u003e visual art makes us see what we haven't seen before; it surprises, transforms, and comforts us. Dorothy Allison explains how a painting in a Baptist church taught her as a child that art connects people from disparate backgrounds. Alfred Kazin reflects on his wanderings around New York's museums as a teenager. Mary Gordon finds that Bonnard's still lifes put in perspective her mother's struggle with illness and aging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone who has felt moved by the visual, this collection offers a delightful range of views on how and why art matters in our psychic, social, and political lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilton Als \u003c\/b\u003eis a well-known theater critic, a 2016 Pulitzer Prize recipient, and theater critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. In 2000, he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship and has since written for several publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVibe, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. His published works include \u003ci\u003eThe Women \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhite Girls\u003c\/i\u003e. Als is an associate professor of writing at Columbia University's School of the Arts, and he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131032506503,"sku":"9780807066072","price":34.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c5cf777d3a7ae08ad538d6341c24d37a.webp?v=1732615777","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/drawing-us-in-how-we-experience-visual-art-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}