The best of both worlds : finely printed livres d'artistes, 1910-2010 /
Artists' books always contain art, and the art often serves as the primary reason for the book's existence. And the history of bookmaking, since the Gutenberg Bible, contains examples of books whose typographic and design excellence is immediately apparent and beyond dispute, but which con...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
David R. Godine, Publisher
2011
New York : Boston : The Grolier Club ; David R. Godine, Publisher, 2011, 2010 New York : The Grolier Club, |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
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| Summary: | Artists' books always contain art, and the art often serves as the primary reason for the book's existence. And the history of bookmaking, since the Gutenberg Bible, contains examples of books whose typographic and design excellence is immediately apparent and beyond dispute, but which contain no art. Occasionally, the two worlds intersect and overlap, resulting in books as noteworthy for their artwork as their printing, as praiseworthy for their artistic content as their design and manufacturing. In this full color selection of 77 books from Europe and the Americas, the authors select, and comment upon the "best of both worlds": books whose pages reveal the best graphic work of the past century; artwork from the hands of masters as diverse as Braque, Calder, Dine, Hockney, Mapplethorpe, Matisse, Maillol, Picasso, Oldenburg and Rivers -- coupled with memorable texts orchestrated by the best designers, printers, and binders |
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| Item Description: | Published to accompany the exhibition, "Best of Both Worlds: Finely Printed Livres d’Artistes, 1910-2010," curated by Riva Castleman, Anne H. Hoy, and Jerry Kelly ; The Grolier Club, New York City, May 18-July 30, 2011 "Catalogue edited by David R. Godine, Anne H. Hoy, and George Ong."-- Verso of title page "Published to accompany an exhibition curated by Riva Castleman, Anne H. Hoy & Jerry Kelly held at the Grolier Club, N.Y., May 18-July 30, 2011'--title page verso "Set in Diotima types ... Printed and bound by C & C Offfset, China. Designed by Jerry Kelly"--Colophon "The Grolier Club, New York in association with David R. Godine, Publisher Boston" |
| Physical Description: | 188 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm 8 unnumbered pages, 9-188 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 156792431X 9781567924312 |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston United States -- New York (State) -- New York (City) United States -- New York -- New York |