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Books by Alan Govenar

Documentary Arts founder, Alan Govenar, has authored numerous books presenting new perspectives on historical issues and the arts of different cultures.

Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist
by Alan Govenar
A visual history of the life of Augustus “Gus” Wagner and his work as a hand tattoo artist, exploring a relatively unknown area of American art history from the 1890s to the 1930s.
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See That My Grave is Kept Clean: The World and Music of Blind Lemon Jefferson
by Alan Govenar and Kip Lornell
A new biography of the beloved but mysterious Blind Lemon Jefferson, famous blues musician.
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Deep Ellum and Central Track: Where Cultures Converged
by Alan Govenar and Jay Brakefield
Deep Ellum, on the eastern edge of downtown Dallas, retains its character as an alternative to the city’s staid image with loft apartments, art galleries, nightclubs, and tattoo shops. It first sprang up as a ramshackle business district with saloons and variety theatres and evolved, during the early decades of the twentieth century, into a place where the black and white worlds of Dallas converged.
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Boccaccio in the Berkshires
by Alan Govenar
In this deeply satirical homage to The Decameron, ten asymptomatic pandemic survivors shelter together in an Italianate mansion and form unexpected bonds as they tell each other stories to cope with the bizarre conditions of the modern world.
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The Retablos of Jeronimo Lozano: From Peru to Utah
by Alan Govenar
Explore the life and work of master craftsman Jeronimo Lozano and his extraordinarily detailed retablos.
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Deep Ellum: The Other Side of Dallas
by Alan Govenar, Jay F. Brakefield
Deep Ellum, on the eastern edge of downtown Dallas, retains its character as an alternative to the city’s staid image with loft apartments, art galleries, nightclubs, and tattoo shops. It first sprang up as a ramshackle business district with saloons and variety theatres and evolved, during the early decades of the twentieth century, into a place where the black and white worlds of Dallas converged.
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Stoney Knows How: Life as a Sideshow Tattoo Artist
by Alan Govenar
Stoney Knows How is an extended interview with Mr. St. Clair, an ebullient little man with the gift of gab of a circus tout (spoken in the accents of Appalachia) and a fund of bizarre stories about tattooing and unrelated matters
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