'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers' - Charles W.Eliot
Artists: Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Kurt Schwitters, Max Ernst, Jean Dubuffet, Louise Nevelson, Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg, Alberto Burri, John Chamberlain et al. Author: William C. Seitz Publisher: MoMA, New York Date: 1961 Condition: The first edition hardback, complete with original printed dust wrapper over black cloth boards; the wrapper with a few chips and nicks to the edges but generally in good condition; internally a few light handling marks but overall a very nice copy of this interesting catalogue. Illustrated in black and white and colour throughout.
This wide-ranging exhibition, held at MoMA in 1961 and then subsequently at Dallas and San Francisco, offers a very comprehensive look at the many and varied uses that artists in the c20th have found for the concept of assemblage. A topic that is still very much in vogue in our times of visual appropriation, this catalogue is an interesting volume, rich in images and information
