Artists Books In The Modern Era 1870-2000: The Reva And David Logan Collection Of Illustrated Books; Author: Johnson, Robert; Joint Author: Stein, Donna; Hardcover

Author: Johnson, Robert; Joint Author: Stein, Donna
Hardcover; Illustrated
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
ISBN: 0884011038

Almost every well-known painter and sculptor has created at least one book with original illustrations since the late 19th century. Publishers have engaged the imaginations of the finest writers, designers, printers and artists -- among them Picasso, Malevich, Kandinsky, Kokoschka and Matisse -- to collaborate on the creation of the vibrant publications created here in six sections: theevolution of the modern book in the decades before and after 1900; the momentum of Modernism in the twenties; the key role of Picasso; the influences of Dada, Surrealism, the Second World War and itsaftermath; the shift of cultural power to the United States; and the new trends of the contemporary era.