William A. Hall spent two decades of his life homeless. More than half of that time he lived in 
a car. Yet remarkably out of these conditions he produced a substantial body of important 
artwork. Built on the common units of standard sketchbook sheets Will produced a complex 
array of single and multiple panel images that speak of optimism, safety and survival. Every 
picture has its own story and relates to things that are happening around him in his life at 
each moment. Will’s images of landscape, constructions and retrofuturistic vehicles essen­
tially grow out of his subconscious and are given form by the creative act of drawing.
The cars finely executed by artist William A. 
Hall transcend their original function to be­
come all-powerful engines, reinforced with 
shockproof curvilinear armatures designed 
for protection. They are transplanted at the 
heart of Lilliputian proliferating universes or 
post-apocalyptic deserted scenes, victims of 
an invasive nature. These detailed drawings 
– conceived in series – evoke all together 
the super-functionality of Heinrich Anton 
Müller’s machines, the thematic obsession 
of a Charles Dellschau, and the atmosphere 
of hyper-realistic futuristic illustrations. 
Valérie Rousseau, Curator, Self-Taught Art and Art Brut, 
American Folk Art Museum, New York 
 
 
 
CoverL “Untitled” (Train) detail, 2015.  
Colored pencil on paper 
11 x 14 inches
HENRY BOXER GALLERY 
www.outsiderart.co.uk
“William A Hall is a sensational discovery. 
Homeless and destitute but still imbued with 
a powerful creative impulse, he has been 
able to create a extraordinary opus of work 
depicting his endless inventions and fantasy 
landscapes.” 
 
John Maizels:  Founder of Raw Vision Magazine, author of 
Raw Creation: Outsider Art & Beyond 
 
“This volume provides a tantalizing introduc­
tion to a clearly extraordinary body of work.  
A visionary draughtsman, writer and inventor, 
Hall has created a body of work that suggests 
a fantastical fusion of nature and futuristic 
technology - all the while homeless and living 
in a series of secondhand cars in Los Angeles, 
California. How quintessentially American!” 
 
Tom Patterson, freelance writer, curator and author of  
St. EOM in the Land of Pasqauan and Howard Finster, 
Stranger from Another World. 

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