Accompanying the only American showing of an exhibition devoted to the painter Stuart Davis (1892-1964) at Washington's National Museum of American Art during the summer of 1998, this publication offers a fresh look at the quintessential American painter of the early modern period. An aficionado of jazz who experimented with improvisational composition, Davis created, in the 1920s and 1930s, a spirited American variant of Picasso's and Braque's synthetic cubism and anticipated key elements of pop art. Essayists include ...
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Accompanying the only American showing of an exhibition devoted to the painter Stuart Davis (1892-1964) at Washington's National Museum of American Art during the summer of 1998, this publication offers a fresh look at the quintessential American painter of the early modern period. An aficionado of jazz who experimented with improvisational composition, Davis created, in the 1920s and 1930s, a spirited American variant of Picasso's and Braque's synthetic cubism and anticipated key elements of pop art. Essayists include leading American scholars of Davis's work and jazz critic Ben Sidran.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x2x10; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. Remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. The dust jacket shows some light handling, a 1" closed tear on the top edge of the back panel at flap. 4to. 207pp.
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4to, pp. 207. With 62 color, 35 black and white illustrations. Essays by Ben Sidran, Karen Wilkin, and others. Remainder mark on bottom edge, o/w very nice in dj.
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Very Good. Size: 7x0x9; Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. Price sticker on top right corner of flyleaf. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book 207 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. There is a black remainder stripe on the underside of the pageblock with some sunning/tanning to the spine of the dustjacket, which is now encased in a Mylar protective sleeve. Else, the boards are sharp, the binding tight, and interior clean and free of markings. 97 illustrations, 62 in color. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice June 7-October 5, 1997, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome October 22, 1997-January 12, 1998, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam February 1-April 19, 1998 and the National Museum of American Art, Washington DC May 22-September 7, 1998.
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Profusely illustrated. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 4to, 207 pp., Essays by Rudi H. Fuchs, Lewis C. Kachur, Diane Kelder, Frederica Pirani, Wayne L. Roosa, Ben Sidran & Karen WIlkin.
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Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 4to. 207 pps. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
