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| View Larger Image | Synesthesia: Art and the Mind | Paperbackby Greta Berman (Author), Carol Steen (Author), Daphne Maurer (Author)
| List Price: | $23.95 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | McMaster Museum of Art / ABC Art Books Canada | | Page Count: | 62 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 25, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 1,577,679st |
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Four essayists explore the impact of synesthesia, or the involuntary joining of the senses, on the work of artists who are or who are suspected to have been synesthestic. They include David Hockney, Joan Mitchell, Tom Thomson, and Vincent van Gogh. |
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