Dada, Surrealism, War and its Aftermath 1935-1955
The Artists’ books in this gallery reflect the creativity and optimism of publishers, such as Ambroise Vollard, Albert Skira, and Tériade who, both before and after World War II, created ambitious and complex volumes with some of the greatest artists of the era. In contrast, however, the content of a number of books reflects the period of the 1930s and 1940s as a time of economic depression and a world war, followed by an uneasy peace. The variety of materials used in the construction of the books, from the simplest pamphlet clandestinely made in Paris under the occupying noses of the Nazis to luxurious volumes where no expense was spared, display their individuality and idiosyncratic nature during this period.
Quatriéme cahier mercredi: Le Sang
Book (volume 4, Mercredi) with 28 line-block reproductions, after collages of steel engravings on Navarre wove paper; bound within blue paper with text on the front cover.
Dernier cahier
Book (volume 5, Dernier) with 48 line-block reproductions, after collages of steel engravings on Navarre wove paper; bound within yellow paper with text on the front cover.
Une semaine de Bonté ou les sept éléments capitaux
Book with 182 line-block reproductions, after collages of steel engravings on Navarre wove paper; bound in five paper bound volumes with text on front covers.
Premier cahier dimanche: La Boue
Book (volume 1, Dimanche) with 35 line-block reproductions, after collages of steel engravings on Navarre wove paper; bound within purple paper with text on front cover.
Fortune Magazine, Volume IX, Number 1
Printed paper magazine, published January 1934.
Museum Purchase, Reva and David Logan Collection of Illustrated Books, Reva and David Logan Fund.
