{"product_id":"edgar-jerins-life-in-charcoal-9781957183374","title":"Edgar Jerins: Life in Charcoal","description":"\u003cb\u003eForged in the crucible of family tragedy, Edgar Jerins' monumental charcoal drawings are a towering achievement of contemporary American art. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArthur Miller commanded \"Attention must be paid\" and in these meticulously observed images, the artist does exactly that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis middle American subjects have been buffeted by a sea of troubles, sometimes of their own causing. Jerins brilliantly and movingly captures friends and family members at a moment when all denial has been stripped away. There is no irony here, no flippant art world in-jokes, no smug condescension and certainly no sentimentality. Jerins shows us the redemptive power of suffering, the quiet heroism of the American spirit, and our refusal to give up no matter the odds against us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe difficulties his subjects have with relationships, money, health, aging, substance abuse, violence, and death are part of the human condition that we Americans all know too well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith unflinching honesty and the kind of empathy only known by fellow travelers, Edgar Jerins brings a new realism to American art. His art is not just about life, it is life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Goff Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957183374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120","brand":"Edgar Jerins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42761791537333,"sku":"9781957183374","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_51e20c0a-509b-4e70-b0d0-4f3114c37781.jpg?v=1678203564","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/edgar-jerins-life-in-charcoal-9781957183374","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}