First comprehensive survey of the life and work of renowned American artist/craftsman Paul Evans, documenting four decades of his distinctive, experimental, and sculpturally expressive studio work and serially-produced designs. Published jointly by the Michener Art Museum and Arnoldsche Art Publishers in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Michener from June 21-October 12, 2014. Edited by Constance Kimmerle and with essays by scholars Glenn Adamson, Edward S. Cooke Jr, Helen W. Drutt English, Kimmerle, Robert Sllfkin, and Gregory Wittkopp. Per a review by Caroline Cole of the MFA Boston, these essays “volley between Evans the studio craftsman and Evans the innovator of industrial trends—and this is part of the intrigue. Evans capably moved between the two, mixing metals, wood, and synthetic materials, with a fluidity that set him at the forefront of twentieth-century design…Whatever one’s feelings about Evans’s designs, it cannot be denied that the works are evocative, arresting, and almost mystical.” Large 4to (9.75” x 12.25”), hardcover with pictorial dust jacket, 216 pages, color and b/w illustrations including a full catalog of the exhibition with curatorial information and a chronology and bibliography at the end. A thoughtful and handsomely produced monograph, and an essential reference source for this designer’s work. Light bumping to extremities, otherwise near fine.
First comprehensive survey of the life and work of renowned American artist/craftsman Paul Evans, documenting four decades of his distinctive, experimental, and sculpturally expressive studio work and serially-produced designs. Published jointly by the Michener Art Museum and Arnoldsche Art Publishers in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Michener from June 21-October 12, 2014. Edited by Constance Kimmerle and with essays by scholars Glenn Adamson, Edward S. Cooke Jr, Helen W. Drutt English, Kimmerle, Robert Sllfkin, and Gregory Wittkopp. Per a review by Caroline Cole of the MFA Boston, these essays “volley between Evans the studio craftsman and Evans the innovator of industrial trends—and this is part of the intrigue. Evans capably moved between the two, mixing metals, wood, and synthetic materials, with a fluidity that set him at the forefront of twentieth-century design…Whatever one’s feelings about Evans’s designs, it cannot be denied that the works are evocative, arresting, and almost mystical.” Large 4to (9.75” x 12.25”), hardcover with pictorial dust jacket, 216 pages, color and b/w illustrations including a full catalog of the exhibition with curatorial information and a chronology and bibliography at the end. A thoughtful and handsomely produced monograph, and an essential reference source for this designer’s work. Light bumping to extremities, otherwise near fine.
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