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USA
Midwest
Mary Nohl
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Fox Point, WI
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Fox Point, WI
Fox Point Art Yard - Mary Nohl
Folk Art Site
Self-taught Artist, Sculpture environment
Site Status: private property
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Information:
July 2006, note: While the Kohler Foundation is at work to preserve the site, the neighbors do not welcome visitors, and the foundation requests all to honor their wishes.
"Mary Nohl started circa 1928 to create a sculpture environment beside her home on the shores of Lake Michigan. The large scale figures and huge heads that she has made from cement and local stone create a very striking impression. She has also carved figures from tree trunks. The walls of her house are decorated with driftwood figures and wooden patterns. The brightly painted and patterned interior, with windows stained in bold colors, contains hundreds of mixed media works."
"Though she has suffered over the years from local prejudice and vandalism, Mary Nohl has continued with her work undaunted. The Kohler Foundation Inc. is working with Mary Nohl in an effort to document and preserve her site."
Excerpted text and images are from "Fantasy Worlds" by Deidi Von Schaewen and John Maizels
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Bibliography:
Raw Vision Magazine: "Mary Nohl of North Beach Drive"
"20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993.
"Self-Made Worlds: Visionary Environments" by Roger Manley and Mark Sloan, Aperture, New York, 1997.
"Fantasy Worlds" by Deidi Von Schaewen and John Maizels, Taschen, New York, 1999.
"Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000.
"American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003.
"Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds: Built Environments of Vernacular Artists," by Leslie Umberger, Erika Doss, Ruth DeYoung Kohler, Lisa Stone, and Jane Bianco, published by John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Princeton Architectural Press, 2007.
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Driving Directions:
Not open to the public. The Kohler Foundation is restoring it, but due to neighborhood pressures, visitors are not welcome. (6/2006)
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Road rules:
Please remember to always be respectful of private property, use common courtesy and treat people with kindness. If the location is private, never enter without the owner’s permission.
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