The Vanguard of Tradition

The following essay was written for the book True Visions, an Italian collection on visionary art that was edited by Massimiliano Geraci and Federica Timeto and published by Betty Books in 2006. A correspondent let me know the essay was no longer available online, so I thought I would republish it here. I would also like to note that it is time to revisit the topic, as "Visionary Art" has changed dramatically in the decade since I wrote this essay....