Eisenstein

1968 · 88914 — Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press 1968. First Edition. First printing. Quarto 38cm x 27cm. Folding box printed in colors housing the title volume and 34 offset-printed color posters loosely inserted as issued. Most measuring 14" x 10" or the reverse a few folded the largest opening to approximately 28" x 20". The included monograph bound in black cloth-covered boards titled in white on spine and front cover; 80pp; illus including complete catalogue of Sister Corita's prints produced from 1952 to 1967. Discreet professional repair to box hinge; slight external aging and soil; contents Fine. <br /> <br /> An uncommon complete copy of a work that's most often found missing one or two or three or four of the posters - which after all were intended to be hung on walls! Noted American Catholic artist-activist Mary Corita Kent 1918-1986 for many years Director of the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College is known for her bold and colorful graphic compositions which combined a Sixties pop-art sensibility with declarative often politically-charged texts. This portfolio gives an excellent cross-section of Sister Corita's work through the mid-1960s. The posters all reproducing original silkscreens by the artist are well-printed on heavy coated paper. The enclosed monograph in addition to a substantial autobiographical statement by the artist includes an illustrated catalogue raisonné of her graphic work from 1952 through 1967 229 works pictured. Pilgrim Press unknown