000 02638nam a2200433 i 4500
001 2015034201
003 DLC
005 20190729110402.0
008 150908s2016 nyu a bc 000 0 eng
010 _a 2015034201
020 _a9781616894627 (paperback)
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dMiTN
042 _apcc
043 _an-us---
050 0 0 _aN45
_b.A73 2016
082 0 0 _a700.92
_223
084 _aART015020
_aLAN007000
_aART027000
_2bisacsh
110 2 _aArchives of American Art,
245 1 0 _aPen to paper :
_bartists' handwritten letters from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art /
_cedited by Mary Savig.
250 _aFirst [edition].
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPrinceton Architectural Press,
_c2016.
300 _a207 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c26 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"Even in our age of emails, texts, and tweets, there is a growing fascination with the simple act of putting pen to paper. Associations such as the International Association of Master Penmen and The Society for Italic Handwriting keep the traditions of calligraphy and penmanship alive, script typefaces continue to be bestsellers, and hand-drawn display type and packaging of all sorts are having their own renaissance. The Art of Handwriting builds on this interest, revealing how the simple act of writing a letter can be an artistic act. This correspondence from the collections of the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art show that an artist might put pen to paper just as he or she would craft a line in a drawing. Brief essays from curators and art historians explore what can be learned from the handwriting of celebrated artists such as Georgia O'Keefe, Isamu Noguchi, Willem de Kooning, Thomas Eakins, Sister Corita Kent, and many others. Each letter is accompanied by an archival image of the artist or an artwork that is described in relation to the handwriting. The Art of Handwriting provides a fresh way to think about artists and their creative work"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
650 0 _aArtists
_zUnited States
_vAutographs
_vCatalogs.
650 0 _aLetters
_vCatalogs.
610 2 0 _aArchives of American Art
_vCatalogs.
650 7 _aART / American / General.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Handwriting.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aART / Study & Teaching.
_2bisacsh
700 1 _aSavig, Mary,
948 _au609453
949 _aN45 .A73 2016
_wLC
_c1
_hEY8Z
_i33039001394765
596 _a1
903 _a32927
999 _c32927
_d32927