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By Cooke Lynne
Lynne Cooke, 2010
Martin Ramirez created nearly 450 drawings of remarkable visual clarity and expressive power during his twenty-five years of confinement in a California mental institution. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, his work gained posthumous recognition through recent exhibitions. This volume presents eighty significant drawings, drawn from public and private collections, offering a comprehensive survey of his artistic achievements and establishing him as a major draftsman of the twentieth century.