Town and Country: The Art of Rebecca Morgan

The first monograph of the contemporary art world's newest sensationBorn in central Pennsylvania, Rebecca Morgan creates paintings, drawings, and ceramics that subvert stereotypes of Appalachia. Imbued with folk tradition and a sly sense of humor, her work peels apart the simultaneous reverence and disgust for rural people. Stylistically, Morgan embraces the hyper-detailed naturalism of the Dutch masters as well as the absurd, repulsive caricature suggestive of underground cartoonists such as R. Crumb. Although her artwork often contains modern clues, the characters and scenes evoke a romanticized, nostalgic United States, one that is nonexistent but wistfully recalled, much like Norman Rockwell's work.With a foreword by actress and comedian Amy Sedaris, essays by art critic John Yau and Fantagraphic editor RJ Casey, and an interview by actress and writer Julie Klausner, Town & Country perfectly showcases all the facets of Morgan's brilliant and feminine new graphic universe.