James McGrath -- In a Class By Himself

Raskin, Jonah with a Preface By Bill Ayers

ISBN 10: 0983889295 / ISBN 13: 9780983889298

Published by McCaa Books, 2012

About this Item

McCaa Books [Published Date: 2012}. Softcover, v, 192 pp; Black and white and some color illustrations; 22cm. First edition with full number line. Inscribed (personalized) and signed by James McGrath on half title page dated Nov 2012, and inscribed (personalized) and signed (First name only) by Author on title page, also dated Nov 12. In very good condition. Glossy pictorial soft covers have light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. A tribute biography honoring McGrath's dynamic and influential life as a teacher and artist, particularly in the context of his work with the Institute of American Indian Arts and as a cultural ambassador for art and education. Contents include: Preface by Bill Ayers: School Haiku: Take Out the "Sh" and It's Cool; Enter James McGrath; Stutter Steps: A Boy Becomes an Artist; The Bomb and the River: High School Art; Breaking Down and Building Up; Speaking the International Language of Art; Birth Pains: The Institute of American Indian Arts; White House and Red Power: Art in a Time of Upheaval; Asia: On the Cutting Edge of Multicultural Art; Risks and Rewards of Teaching Art; L'Homme de Santa Fe: Art at Home and Far Away; To Teach is to Love Again: Art Old and New.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: James McGrath -- In a Class By Himself
• Publisher: McCaa Books
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983889295
• ISBN 13: 9780983889298
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 12 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author

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Synopsis

A big, bold book about the life and times of James McGrath, an extraordinary American Teacher, Mentor, Cultural Ambassador, and Pedagogical Pilgrim. McGrath began to teach in 1952; he is still teaching at age 84. He has taught in the United States, Europe, and Asia and he has taught sculpture, painting, weaving, the history of the arts, and he has also been an artist for his entire adult life. His students include John Haugse, Christine Taylor Patten, William Wiley, Robert Hudson, William Allan, Kevin Red Star, and Jeanette Katoney. As a teacher he has worked closely with Irene Oliver-Lewis, Betty Taira, and Tom and Joan Rudholm and many more. From 1962 until 1973 he was a teacher and an administrator at the Institute for American Indian Arts and influenced a generation of Native American artists. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he still teaches and makes art.