The Secret World of Renaldo Kuhler

(Hardback)

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A sumptuous monograph presenting for the first time the extraordinarily imaginative and delightful work of visionary artist Renaldo Kuhler (American, 1931-2013). The Secret World of Renaldo Kuhler catapults a thrilling new discovery into the pantheon of the most accomplished visionary-or "outsider"-artists. Like Henry Darger, Howard Finster,

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This lush four-color album collects over 400 of [self-taught artist] Renaldo Kuhlers drawings chronicling the rich and tumultuous history of the fictional nation of Rocaterrania. . . . Its truly a wonder to behold. Publishers Weekly starred review
". . . fascinating art and tells, for the first time in print, the full, epic story of the world Kuhler created." Atlas Obscura

Author Bio

Brett Ingram is the director of two documentary features, Monster Road and Rocaterrania, and 20 short films. His work has screened on SundanceTV, PBS, National Geographic, Animal Planet, and at hundreds of film festivals, museums, and cinemas around the world. Formerly an electrical engineer on the Space Shuttle Main Engine Program, Ingram is a Guggenheim fellow and has taught filmmaking at Wake Forest University, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, and the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He is director of the Renaldo Kuhler Archive.