Peter Lenzo: In Memory of his Memory - Hardcover
Peter Lenzo: In Memory of his Memory - Hardcover
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by Cynthia Boiter (Editor)
Peter Lenzo: In Memory of his Memory is a collection of works that span several
decades of the late artist's life. For Lenzo, his face jugs were a homage both to
traditional Southern pottery practices and to the friends and family who inspired the
work he so lovingly created. But it is so much more. Lenzo, who suffered a head injury
early in life that resulted in seizures, epilepsy, and ultimately dementia, used his art as a
way of channeling his despair as well as his elation. The photographs of Lenzo's face
jugs and reliquaries, many of which on the reverse side also bear the artist's notated
perceptions of the work itself, have been intimately annotated by his daughter Roxy
Lenzo Douthit. Lenzo Douthit also wrote an enlightening introduction and
acknowledgments for this book. Peter Lenzo: In Memory of his Memory contains a
foreword by the SC State Museum's Paul Matheny and an essay by the late Wim Roefs.
Ultimately, Peter Lenzo: In Memory of his Memory is a love story about a man who led
an equally unique and intentional life as an artist and a father. We are fortunate to be
given this insight into the complicated but beautiful mind of such an artist.
Cindi Boiter
Editor, In Memory of His Memory
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