Mela : the life and art of Melanie Kent Steinhardt
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Sketches, studies, paintings, etchings, ceramics and photographs mark the artists journey from Eastern Europe to California ... In Melas compositions, the horrors of world events and her dramatic personal biography are intertwined.--Foreword.Illustrated biography, and catalog of the California artworks (1944-1952) of Melanie Kent Steinhardt by her grandson, Richard T. Hill. His story spans four generations, from Melas birth in Poland, and her childhood years in Bohemia, to her final home in Los Angeles. Her work--sketches, studies, paintings, etchings, ceramics, and photographs--reflect both the horrors of world events, and her own tormented life. The grotesque and exaggerated forms suggest the influence of post-World War I Expressionsts like Kathe Kollwitz, George Grosz, James Ensor, and Max Beckmanncf. Joanna Webers Foreword, p. 7-8. |
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| Origin: | 2002 |
| Created By: |
Hill, Richard T. |
| Publisher: |
Santa Rosa, CA : Rabbit Hill Press, 2002. |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BookArts/id/1916 |
| Collection: |
Herron Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright |
| Subjects: |
Steinhardt, Melanie Kent, 1899-1952. Women artists--Europe, Eastern. Fine books. Private press books. Bound in Iris cloth over archival boards Arches Velin paper, handmade Himalayan endpapers, slipcase |
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