[1st ed] Artists at Work

First edition of Bernard Chaet’s Artists at Work, a book concerned with the materials and techniques of art production, via contemporary discussions with artists and manufacturers, and examination of methods used by certain earlier artists. Published by Webb Books in 1960. 8vo, hardcover with pictorial dust jacket, 155 pages with b/w illustrations. Chaet (1924-2012) was an American artist and educator, known for his modernist paintings and as a Professor of Art at Yale University from 1951 to 1990, including a stint as chairman of the department. The book, featuring its Bauhaus-inspired pictorial dust jacket, was designed by Chaet’s colleague at Yale, the renowned artist and graphic designer Norman Ives. Rubbing, bumping, staining, and some edge chipping to the dust jacket, with some ink marks to the upper outer edge; interior clean and bright. Scarce thus.