Suzanne Adan: I m No Spring Chicken

Shields, Scott A. (Editor)/ Daniels, Diana L. (Contributor)/ O brien, Elaine (Contributor)/ Nilsson, Gladys (Foreward By)

ISBN 10: 3777446890 / ISBN 13: 9783777446899

Published by Hirmer Verlag, 2026

About this Item

180 pages. 11.26x10.25x11.42 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Suzanne Adan: I m No Spring Chicken
• Publisher: Hirmer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3777446890
• ISBN 13: 9783777446899
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

The story and art of Suzanne Adan, one of California’s best and most fastidious painters.

California Pop and Funk meet Chicago’s Hairy Who in Suzanne Adan's personal universes that combine fantasy, American vernacular culture, and autobiography. This publication assembles some one hundred and twenty of her paintings, drawings, scratchboards, and ceramics, along with supplemental illustrations and photographs, making it the most comprehensive survey of her work.

Adan developed her iconography and iconic style early on and became one of California’s best and most fastidious painters. Raised in Yolo, a village not far from Sacramento, she combines her small-town childhood and adult themes of innocence lost with a sense of humor, satire, and irreverence. In word and images, this publication captures her story and sardonic wit, with a twist of nostalgia that befits her practice. 
 

About the Author

Scott A. Shields, PhD, is the Ted and Melza Barr Chief Curator and associate director at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. He has also authored numerous exhibition catalogs, including Echoes of the Earth: Ceramics by Toshiko Takaezu, Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, and Wayne Thiebaud 100.