Christopher Wilmarth (1943-1987), an American artist best known for his expressive sculptures constructed from plate glass and steel, was also an innovative draftsman. This compelling book--the first to focus on Wilmarth's use of drawing throughout his career--offers fascinating insights into his artistic practice and poetic personal vision. Edward Saywell considers three aspects of Wilmarth's drawings: his student and early works; the remarkable crossover that he made between two- and three-dimensional works in a series ...
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Christopher Wilmarth (1943-1987), an American artist best known for his expressive sculptures constructed from plate glass and steel, was also an innovative draftsman. This compelling book--the first to focus on Wilmarth's use of drawing throughout his career--offers fascinating insights into his artistic practice and poetic personal vision. Edward Saywell considers three aspects of Wilmarth's drawings: his student and early works; the remarkable crossover that he made between two- and three-dimensional works in a series of drawings constructed from etched glass and steel cables done in the early 1970s; and the independent drawings he made directly after or during the construction of his sculptures as a means to think through completed work and to look forward to new creative ideas. Saywell also draws on previously unstudied materials, such as sketchbooks, preparatory maquettes, and letters selected from the Christopher Wilmarth Archive recently presented to the Fogg Art Museum by Susan Wilmarth-Rabineau, in order to shed new light on Wilmarth's working process.
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4to, paperback. Good condition. Non-circulating ex-lib copy w/ stamp on each of first dozen pgs (into first 2 pgs of Introduction, not on any plates); contents otherwise crisp & clean, unread, covers glossy. 92 p., color illus. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on view April 5 to June 29, 2003.
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Near Fine. 92 pages 63 illustrations 54 in color. Stiff Illustrated wraps. Light fading to the paper spine. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge MA April 5-June 29, 1993. Checklist of the Exhibition.
