ART TODAY
authors Ray Faulkner, Stanford University, Edwin Ziegfeld, Teachers' College, Columbia University published by Holt,Rinehart and Winston, 5th Edition, 1st printing 1969, 542 pages, hardcover with dust jacket, 9x11.5"
Oversize vintage hardcover with dust jacket. Overall condition is very good. Book has oatmeal cloth covered boards with a Frank Stella design embossed on front. Clean with extremely light wear (boards really look almost new). Corners lightly curved in. Front and rear endpapers and fly leaves are dark blue, pages are tight and clean, I see no writing,highlighting or marking other than price stamped on title page. Dust jacket has overall mild tanning and rubbing getting a bit heavier near the edges. A few light,small marks, mild edgewear except for a 1 inch tear at the bottom crease of the front flap.
From the dust jacket:
"ART Today is a survey of the visual arts of our time-from household design and community planning,through industrial design and the major crafts, to painting, sculpture, and architecture. It is an analysis of the brilliant panorama of the arts today and of their significance for contemporary life and culture.
The central theme and interest of ART TODAY is modern art, but to do justice to the extraordinary plurality of visual expression in the twentieth century,the authors have developed an eclectic approach that considers historical precedent and the materials and processes that designers, craftsmen, and artists have employed to give visual form to their ideas. While seeking always the artists motivations and points of view ART TODAY aims at the same time to stimulate readers to play active and informed roles in shaping their own environments.
ART TODAY is illustrated by approximately 700 art works, the great majority of which represent the vision and genius of this generation of creative talent. Some 72 works are reproduced in full color. The black-and-white illustrations are printed in gravure, a process that makes possible the maximum range of fidelity in the reproduction of halftone values, from deep, rich black to the most delicate details of line and shadow. Both black-and-white and color illustrations are closely integrated with the text, a design feature that is rare among heavily illustrated art books."
(perhaps you recognize the name Ray Faulkner as an author of the wonderful INSIDE TODAY"S HOME books, another invaluable reference for modern design-I usually have one of these listed)
Designers and artists represented include:~ Gertrude and Otto Natzler ~ Frank Stella ~ Isamu Noguchi ~ Pablo Picasso ~ Juan O'Gorman ~ Hans Wegnar ~ Gerrit Rietvald ~ Barbara Hepworth ~ Lawrence Hunter ~George Nelson ~ Jack Lenor Larsen ~ Timo Sarpeneva ~ Tapio Wirkkala ~ Marcel Duchamp ~ Ansel Adams ~ Harry Callahan ~ Dorothea Lange ~ James Rosequist ~ Jacques Lipchitz ~ Louise Nevelson ~ Henry Moore ~ Robert Raushenberg ~ Joan Miro ~ Ellsworth Kelly ~ George Sugarman ~ Venini ~ Wassily Kandinsky ~ Constantine Brancusi ~ Georges Braque ~ Charles Eames ~ Andy Warhol ~ Victor Vasarely ~ Mies van der Rohe ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson ~ de Kooning ~ Piet Mondrian ~ Frederick Law Olmstead ~ Helen Frankenthaler ~Edward Hopper ~ Harry Bertoia ~ Jean Arp ~ Peter Max ~ Berenice Abbott ~ many more
Architects include : Eero Saarinen ~I.M Pei ~ Hugh Stubbins ~ Frank Lloyd Wright ~ Alvar Aalto ~ Carl Koch and Techbuilt Homes ~ Philip Johnson ~ Stanley Tigerman ~ Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons ~ Belluschi and Schwartz ~ Skidmore,Owings & Merrill ~ Marcel Breuer ~ Oscar Niemayer ~ Richard Meier ~ Louis Kahn ~ and others
Contents of the Book
- The Arts of the Home
- The Arts of the Community
- The Arts in Religion
- The Arts of Industry
- The Arts of Commerce
- Wood, Metal, and Plastics
- Ceramics and Glass
- Fabrics
- Printing and the Graphic Process
- Photography
- Form, Line Texture, and Space
- Light and Color
- Design: Formal Organization in Art
- The Principles of Design
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Architecture
An invaluable bonus is the extensive bibliography listing an incredible array of books. I know I'll be adding them to my list of books to hunt for on ebay and beyond!! This huge book is an inspirational reference for all those interested in Mid Century Modern Art, Design, and Architecture.
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