"Of the Land is about love, creativity, artistic practice, family, community, collaboration, generosity, and nature. It offers rich information and deep insights about the vitality of the art scene and political community in Washington DC in the 1960s and early 70s. Whether you are a part of the Dupont Circle arts community, a DC citizen yearning for statehood, a citizen of the world profoundly concerned about climate disaster, or a lover of delicate drawings, exquisite prints, and beautiful poetry, this book will speak to you."?Dorothy Kosinski, Vradenburg Director and CEO, The Phillips Collection"Lou's son Will captures the melody and harmony that shaped his father. Of the Land is more than a book. It is a vessel filled with lovely poems and prints."?E. Ethelbert Miller, writer and literary activist
"The outstanding printmaker Lou Stovall is a key figure of the Washington, DC art scene?a region central to the history of modern art by African Americans. This intimate portrait of his and Di Stovall's work and life sheds delightful, compelling light on an energetic and prolific corner of our nation's art world."?Jonathan P. Binstock, Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester
"Of the Land: The Art and Poetry of Lou Stovall unfolds like an illustrated panegyric, a praise poem for family, nature, and creative cultivation. Observed from the vantage point of the artist and printmaker, Lou Stovall, this book shares important histories related to Washington DC arts during the 1960s and 1970s. Intimate and personal, Of the Land foregrounds relational networks from Howard University, the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Dupont Center, and Corcoran Gallery of Art. Interlaced with poetry, prose, philosophy, and art, this gem of a book invites you into the Stovall neighborhood, and how wondrous it is. It will invite readers to return again and again."?Julie L. McGee, associate professor of Africana Studies & Art History, University of Delaware
