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James Castle's Outsider Art

James Castle, who painted with soot and spit and found objects, gets a major retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago. VIEW OUR GALLERY of an Outsider Art star.

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Unframed Dimensions (in) 13 5/8 x 16 1/4 x 3/4 construction

James Castle
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Unframed Dimensions (in) 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 colored wash

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Unframed Dimensions (in) 12 3/4 x 4 1/4 construction

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Unframed Dimensions (in) 3 1/4 x 8 1/4 soot and spit

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Unframed Dimensions (in) 10 1/2 x 5 9/16 construction

James Castle
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Unframed Dimensions (in) 13 1/2 x 8 1/4 construction

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Soot and saliva, applied with sharpened stick and smudging, on ivory card 203 x 254 mm

James Castle
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Soot and saliva, applied with sharpened stick and smudging, on found pape

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Unframed Dimensions (in) 14 x 5 1/2 construction

James Castle
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Unframed Dimensions (in) 3 1/4 x 5 3/4 soot and spit

James Castle
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Unframed Dimensions (in) 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 soot and spit

James Castle
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Unframed Dimensions (in) 10 1/2 by 12 1/4 soot and spit

James Castle
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Unframed Dimensions (in) 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 soot and spit

James Castle
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Unframed Dimensions (in) 7 x 4 7/8 colored wash

James Castle

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