Graphic Modernism

Graphic Modernism
Author: Art Institute of Chicago
Publisher: Hudson Hills
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780865592070

This exhibition catalog highlights a recent gift of works on paper to the Art Institute of Chicago from the Gecht family, longtime Chicago collectors. The catalog comprises 135 drawings, prints, and sculptures from the collection, all of which embody a broad definition of Modernism. The book spans two centuries and contains artists such as Cezanne and Van Gogh as well as Mark Rothko and Philip Guston. Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, and Picasso form the backbone of the collection with nearly 30 works of art apiece. Suzanne Folds McCullagh (curator of prints & drawings, Art Inst. of Chicago) provides a short introductory essay that tracks the evolution of the collection. Authored by a bevy of contributors, the well-written entries maintain a consistent tone and quality and strike a good balance between biographical information and interpretations of the work of art itself. While the Gecht collection is certainly quite a boon for the institute, it is not comprehensive enough in itself to make the catalog essential for all art libraries. It does, however, belong on library shelves with strong modern art and graphics collections.-Kraig A. Binkowski, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington 135 colour illustrations

Artists & Prints

Artists & Prints
Author: Deborah Wye
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2004
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780870701252

Volume covers the Collection of Prints and Illustrated Books, not the collection of artists' books.

Picasso

Picasso
Author: Sir Roland Penrose
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 578
Release: 1981-12-18
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520042070

Part of a series which introduces key artists and movements in art history, this book deals with Picasso. Each title in the series contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative black and white illustrations.

The Frugal Repast

The Frugal Repast
Author: Ron Hirsen
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2007
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780573650888

Three bright urbanites want to make their mark on the world. Paul, a master of irony and distance, is a hardworking film maker on the rise. His girlfriend Karen, a grad student, must get on with her thesis or find a life outside of academia. Dave, a life long buddy whose brilliance is being consumed by increasingly severe episodes of manic depression, is camping on Paul's couch. Paul and Karen decide to turn Paul into a documentary. The camera is on 24 hours a day, capturing up close images of his jags and torpors and their responses. How far will love, friendship and ambition take this hip trio?

Papers

Papers
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1921
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The Talba

The Talba
Author: Anna Eliza Stothard Bray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1884
Genre: Fiction
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Ekkehard

Ekkehard
Author: Joseph Viktor von Scheffel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 650
Release: 1872
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