J. Otto Schweizer: The Man and His Work
Philadelphia, PA: International Printing Co., 1953. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on cover and spine, light blue pictorial dust jacket with blue lettering, viii, 164 pp. 9 unnumbered bw plates, a numbered copy: 96 of 200, also copy is signed by J. Otto Schweizer. G-/G- (age toning along textblock, artist's signature on p. iv, shelf wear and rubbing at corners and spine, all pages clear and intact - dustjacket has mylar protective covering, water damage and spotting and color fadding, still protective). Item #181972
A numbered copy: 96 of 200. Copy is also signed by artist, J. Otto Schweizer. "Of the many prominent immigrants who have enriched the cultural life of this country by original contributions this Swiss American sculptor J. Otto Schweizer ranks among the foremost. Locally recognized as early as 1910 in Philadelphia, the city of his residence, his reputation as creator of heroic statues, monuments, busts reliefs, plaques, etc., steadily increased till it reached nationwide dimesntions. Individual pieces of his public work have been frequently discussed in American and Swiss journals and newspapers, but little, if anything is known of his symbolical works which, because of their esoteric character, were revealed only to a small circle of friends. To rememedy this situation I resolved to write this book." - from Preface.
OCLC: 2624578
Price: $75.00