Keeping the Dream Alive: A Reflection on the Art of Harriet Lorence Nesbitt - Hardcover

by Jeanne C. Defazio (Author), Julia C. Davis (Foreword by), Olga Soler (Foreword by)

Keeping the Dream Alive contains full-color images of Harriet Lorence Nesbitt's art, giving an overview of her unique life and style. This monographic reflection explores the historical context of Nesbitt's work. William David Spencer's afterword contextualizes Harriet's vision as an advocate for the mentally ill, an artist, and a political columnist, describing how and why Harriet's life and art pulsed with vibrancy.

Author Biography

Jeanne C. DeFazio is the editor of the following Wipf and Stock publications: Berkeley Street Theatre: How Improvisation and Street Theatre Emerged as a Christian Outreach to the Culture of the Time, coeditor of Redeeming the Screens and Empowering English Language Learners with William David Spencer, and Creative Ways to Build Christian Community with John P. Lathrop. She also co-authored, with Teresa Flowers, How to Have an Attitude of Gratitude on the Night Shift.