Livres d'artiste: The Artist and the Book in Twentieth-Century France

The "Livre d'artiste" (artist's book) brings the modern artist's vision to the traditional crafts of making books. Books designed and made by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, and Marc Chagall highlighted this colorful exhibition of Bridwell Library's collection of livres-d'artiste. With an introductory essay by Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, this catalog serves as an illustrated guide to the exhibition curated by Dr. Kosinski, Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, and The Barbara Thomas Lemmon Curator of European Art, Dallas Museum of Art.

Livres d'artiste: The Artist and the Book in Twentieth-Century France, by Dorothy Kosinski, preface by Valerie Hotchkiss. Bridwell Library, Dallas, Texas, 2005. 47 pp., 20 illus., $15.00 (plus shipping and handling).

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