Poems, Joan Mitchell, 1992, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and DrawingsArtist’s book wit
Poems, Joan Mitchell, 1992, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and DrawingsArtist’s book with eight color lithographs by Joan Mitchell and poetry by Nathan Kernan. Unbound in a pink paper wrapper from the artist’s previously existing lithographs with blue printed title; housed in a burgundy cloth-covered portfolio box with pink handmade paper label and blue printed title.Near the end of her life, Joan Mitchell was asked by legendary print publisher Ken Tyler to collaborate on a book project with the American poet and writer Nathan Kernan (born 1950). Enthusiastic about the idea, Mitchell responded with a series of eight brilliantly colored abstract illuminations. Her boldly gestural images are not literal illustrations of Kernan’s poems, but instead complement the poet’s vivid imagery.Size: 19-¾ x 14-7/8 x 7/8 in. (50.2 x 37.8 x 2.2 cm)Medium: Color lithographs, letterpress; portfoliohttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/50068/ -- source link
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