Item #181000 Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern. Wharton Eserick, Lynne Farrington, Paul Eisenhauer.
Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern
Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern

Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2010. Hardcover. Pictorial boards with white and gold lettering, pictorial dust jacket with white and gold lettering, 160 pp., illustrations throught, some in color. VG/VG (very minimal wear to both boards and dust jacket, almost as new). Item #181000
ISBN: 9780764337888

A catalog corresponding to the exhibition of the same name at the Kamin and Kroiz Galleries of the University of Pennsylvania from September 7, 2010 to February 13, 2011. "Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern explores Esherick's artistic evolution during the early decades of the twentieth century, culminating in the exhibition of his work as part of the Pennsylvania Hill House at the 1940 World's Fair in New York City. Trained as an illustrator and painter, experienced in modern theater and dance, well exposed to new ideas in philosophy, politics, and literature, Esherick experimented with woodcarving and printmaking, laying the foundations for his emergence as an artist of remarkable range. He produced paintings and woodblock prints, set designs, sculpture, furniture, and architecture. He and his community of friends created an artistic circle in which arts and crafts were both joined, and in which radical new ideas flourished, helping to shape the course of American Modernism." - from dust jacket.

OCLC: 679707172

Price: $40.00