‘Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators’ Hardcover – 1946
Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators
Edited by Monroe WheelerMuseum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Date: 1946
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Third edition, revised 1946. Octavo. 115 pp; illustrated with [70] b/w plates; catalog; bibliography. Illustrated paper boards with maroon cloth spine; lacks dustjacket. Edition of 2000 copies. Some aging. $75
Exhibition URL: www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2939
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition history— from our founding in 1929 to the present—is available online. It includes exhibition catalogues, primary documents, installation views, and an index of participating artists.
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From the last printed page: “Two thousand five hundred copies of this catalog were designed and printed in April, 1936, by William E. Rudge’s Sons for the trustees of the Museum of Modern Art”. Front Cover has an etching by Picasso from “Les Metamorphoses d’Ovide”, published by Skira. The title page has an etching by Matisse from “Poemes” by Mallarme, published by Skira. Introduction by Monroe Wheeler. Profusely illustrated with plates from most of the major artists of the early 20th century. Picasso, Matisse, Calder, Dali, Derain, Dufy, Bonnard, Sloan, Wood, Masereel, Leger, Kent, de Chirico, and so on. A wonderful book.