Words can speak volumes, but, as every letter writer knows, there are times when they simply won't do. And when the author happens to be a visual artist, the results can be both intimate and transcendent. This book is a testament to those occasions, a compilation of personal letters by some of America's most revered artists, each one adorned with an illustration. Writing to wives, lovers, friends, patrons, clients, and confidants are such revered artists as Frederick Edwin Church, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, Rockwell Kent, Lyonel Feininger, John Sloan, Alfred Frueh, Man Ray, Eero Saarinen, Alexander Calder, Gio Ponti, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein. Sometimes humorous, sometimes extravagant, but always revealing and intimate, they picture the world around them in charming vignettes, landscapes, portraits, and caricatures. Together with their words, these autobiographical works of art created for private consumption reveal the joys and successes, loves and longings, disappointments and frustrations of their authors' lives. These riveting artifacts are drawn from the collection of the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, one of the largest repositories of artists' papers in the nation, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2005.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN-10
1568985231
ISBN-13
9781568985237
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46750946
Product Key Features
Book Title
More than Words : the Art of the Illustrated Letter
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
General, American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Art
Author
Liza Kirwin
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
43.7 Oz
Item Length
10.3 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Lccn
2005-017176
Grade from
Eighth Grade
Dewey Decimal
741.973
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Lc Classification Number
N6536.K56 2005
Copyright Date
2005
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