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Many Arlisians already know of these, so this is for those who
missed earlier notices.
Scholars and collectors of American art history, material culture,
design and book art might be interested in my newest exhibition
catalog, The Book Cover Art of Thomas Watson Ball
http://minsky.com/orderform-subscriptionTWB.htm
Better known for his later paintings, Ball was an art editor at
Harper's 1894-1901, and also created some of their most innovative
book covers. including abstract landscapes starting in 1897, and
striking nautical imagery. As a freelancer he produced cover art for
many other publishers, particularly Dodd, Mead. His work influenced
a generation of artists.
Because Ball didn't monogram his covers he was unknown to the
historians of the field for decades, until his portfolio surfaced at
the University of Rochester. There is so much variety of style that
it would have been a leap of imagination to assume all these
unattributed works were by the same hand. The catalog text includes
sections on the genres he worked in, with identifying points in both
design and lettering styles, and excerpts from Ball's unpublished
memoir.
If American publishers' bindings interest you, the three volumes of
American Decorated Publishers' Bindings 1872-1929, published
from 2006 to 2010, document 1,100 prime examples by 141 identified
artists. Many ARLIS libraries have it. A list of institutional
collections with these volumes is at
http://minsky.com/orderform-subscription1.htm#collections
More info about these three volumes is at
http://minsky.com/books.htm#amdec
--
Richard
http://minsky.com
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