{"product_id":"drawing-us-in-hilton-als-9780807066072","title":"Drawing Us in: How We Experience Visual Art","description":"With Contributions by Dorothy Allison, John Berger, Mark Doty, Mary Gordon, bell hooks, Alfred Kazin, August Wilson, and others \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hilton Als\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807066079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807066072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 60 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Hilton Als","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926285091071,"sku":"9780807066072","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c0cd283c-3ac4-4935-bc84-4fa23b44569c.jpg?v=1681082220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/drawing-us-in-hilton-als-9780807066072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}