April 12, 2024
1955 Laszlo Moholy-Nagy NEW VISION Paul Rand NEW BAUHAUS Walter Gropius intro
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THE NEW VISION and ABSTRACT OF AN ARTIST by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy � 1955 Edition with Design and Typography by Paul Rand � Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Walter Gropius [introduction]: THE NEW VISION and ABSTRACT OF AN ARTIST. New York: Wittenborn, 1947 � [The Documents of Modern Art Number 3, series edited by Robert Motherwell]. � 1955 edition. Thick letterpressed wrappers. 96 pp. 90 black and white images. Uncoated wrappers worn and soiled. Former owner signature to front free endpaper. Cover design and typography by Paul Rand. A nearly very good copy. � 7.5 x 10 book, with 96 pages and 90 black and white photos highlighting the theoretical teachings of the Bauhaus master by way of Chicago. � Photos and diagrams of art, architecture, sculpture, displays, movie sets, furniture, etc. In an early issue of GRAPHIS, Max Bill reviewed Motherwell's Documents of Modern Art series by stating it was the most important series of modern art documents since Gropius and Moholy-Nagy published the Bauhuasbuchers. An amazing book that expands upon Moholy-Nagy’s 1928 treatsie THE NEW VISION � (originally published as Bauhausbuch 14). Moholy's treatsie on modern design was intended to inform laymen and artists about the basic elements of Bauhaus education and the merging of theory and design. Covers and interior design/typography by Paul Rand. An excellent
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