THIS BEN SHAHN " LOVE AND JOY ABOUT LETTERS " RARE VINTAGE 1963 FIRST EDITION LITHOGRAPH PRINT MID CENTURY MODERN LARGE HARDCOVER SLIPCASE ARTISTS BOOK IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION.
THE HARDCOVER ART BOOK WITH PAPERBOARD SLIPCASE PROTECTIVE SLEEVE IS PUBLISHED BY GROSSMAN PUBLISHERS INC. NEW YORK. LITHOGRAPH PRINTED IN LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND BY CAMERA PUBLISHERS, C.J. BUTCHER, LTD. THE TEXT WAS ARRANGED BY JOSEPH BLUMENTHAL AND SET IN HIS EMERSON TYPE AT THE SPIRAL PRESS, NEW YORK.
THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR BEN SHAHN AND MID CENTURY MODERNISM FANS AND COLLECTORS BOTH AS THIS COVETED VOLUME BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT ARTISTS BOOK IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND SCARCE TO FIND.
BEN SHAHN ( 1898 - 1969 ) WAS A JEWISH LITHUANIAN BORN AMERICAN MODERNIST ARTIST. HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORKS OF SOCIAL REALISM, HIS LEFT-WING POLITICAL VIEWS, AND HIS SERIES OF FAMOUS LECTURES. SHAHN'S DESIRE TO CREATE NARRATIVE ART THAT FOCUSES ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL JUSTICE HAVE COME TO EXEMPLIFY SOCIAL REALISM AND THE ART OF SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
THE ARTWORKS HAVE A DEEP COMMITMENT TO HUMANISM. DESPITE HIS RISE IN FAME AND PRESTIGE, SHAHN REMAINED COMMITTED TO HIS AUDIENCE AND SUBJECT MATTER, HE STOOD AMONGST THE CROWD AND FOUGHT THE SAME FIGHT AS THEY DID. THE STYLE OF BEN SHAHN IS UNRIVALED AMONG AMERICAN ARTISTS FOR ITS MARKED INDIVIDUALITY AND ABILITY TO CAPTURE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
THIS ELEGANT VOLUME IS A TESTAMENT TO BEN SHAHN'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH LETTERS : THE BEAUTY OF THE LETTER FORMS, THE LIBERATING INFLUENCE OF HAND-LETTERING, AND HOW THE INCORPORATION OF LETTERS ADD MEANING TO HIS ART. THE BOOK PRESENTS A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION THE ARTIST'S DEPLOYMENT OF LETTERS AS AN EXPRESSIVE DEVISE. THE COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF HIS LETTERING WORK SHOWCASES COLOR AND BLACK & WHITE DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS, POSTERS, HOLIDAY CARDS, AND STUDIES. ALSO INCLUDED ARE SHAHN'S PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED WRITINGS ON HIS USE OF DIFFERENT LETTERING STYLES.
THE RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION MID CENTURY MODERN LARGE FORMAT ART BOOK MEASURES 13 3/4" W X 10 1/2" H X 3/4" D, WITH 79 PAGES. IT IS PRINTED ON PREMIUM HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER STOCK FEATURING 61 LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING 27 IN COLOR.
IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT TO MODERATE SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND MODERATE VISIBLE WEAR TO THE SLIPCASE SLEEVE. THERE IS SOME VISIBLE WEAR TO THE UPPER OUTER CORNER OF THE PAGES. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.