PRINTED AND BOUND IN KYOTO JAPAN BY NISSHA PRINTING COMPANY IN COLOR OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY. TYPOGRAPHIC, LAYOUT, AND DESIGN SET BY A. COLISH, INC. MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK. THE EMBOSSED ART IMAGE ORNAMENT ON THE FRONT COVER BOARD IS FROM A BROOCH MADE IN 1950 BY ALEXANDER CALDER FOR GEORGIA O'KEEFE.
THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUE GEORGIA O'KEEFFE AND MODERNISM FANS AND COLLECTOR'S BOTH AS THIS COVETED STATED 1ST EDITION EXTRA LARGE FORMAT LANDMARK VOLUME HARDCOVER ART BOOK IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND.
GEORGIA TOTTO O'KEEFFE ( 1887 - 1986 ) IS AN AMERICAN MODERNIST PAINTER. SHE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER BEAUTIFUL, ENGAGING POETIC PAINTINGS OF ENLARGED FLOWERS, NEW YORK SKYSCRAPERS, AND NEW MEXICO LANDSCAPES. O'KEEFFE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE " MOTHER OF AMERICAN MODERNISM ". ARTWORKS BY O'KEEFFE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS WORLDWIDE.
THE EXTRA LARGE FORMAT RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION HARDCOVER ART BOOK MEASURES 13 3/4" W X 16 1/4" H X 1 1/4" D, WITH 164 PAGES. IT IS PRINTED ON PREMIUM HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER STOCK FEATURING 100 FLOWER IMAGE COLOR LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS. ALL ARTWORKS IN THE BOOK ARE PUBLISHED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE ESTATE OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE. THE SPECIAL VOLUME IS ROUNDED OUT WITH A LIST OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, NOTES, COLOPHON, AND AN ILLUSTRATED LIST OF PLATES.
IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VERY CLEAN CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.