11 x 8.5 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm.) Thanx Laurie, Love You is one of thirty-two artworks in Daniel Johnston's Duck Wars series. Composed in ink and colored marker on cardstock paper, Johnston's ...

Daniel Johnston was easy to underestimate. His songs were mostly simple tunes that covered the same territory – love, redemptive and unrequited; his own pain; his lost love Laurie – over and over.

Sometimes, it can be easy to take a concert at face value. A guy comes in with an instrument, plays a few songs, tells a few stories, and then everyone goes out for drinks and small talk. This process ...