| | TABLE OF CONTENTS: | List of Illustrations | | | Historical Foreword | | | Acknowledgments | | | A Note on Sources | | | Introduction | 3 | | Ch. 1 | The Penitentiary as Art Studio | 9 | | Safe and Unsafe Subject Matter | 10 | | Materials | 16 | | Space | 18 | | Patrons and Enemies | 23 | | Ch. 2 | Traditions | 25 | | Popular Art | 25 | | Tattoo and Related Arts | 27 | | Styles | 30 | | Interior Decoration | 33 | | Objects | 35 | | Ch. 3 | Paintings and Drawings | 43 | | "A Variety of Color" | 44 | | Shadow | 50 | | Faces of the Human Condition | 59 | | Sin and Redemption | 67 | | Epilogue | 77 | | List of Artists, Collectors, Galleries, and Photo Credits | 79 | | Notes | 81 | | Index | 85 | Return to Book Description File created: 4/23/2008 |