The Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology (Paperbacks in art history): An Anthology, Second Edition: 8 - Softcover

Motherwell, R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674185005 ISBN 13: 9780674185005

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1989

Synopsis

The Dada Painters and Poets offers the authentic answer to the question "What is Dada?" This incomparable collection of essays, manifestos, and illustrations was prepared by Robert Motherwell with the collaboration of some of the major Dada figures: Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Max Ernst among others. Here in their own words and art, the principals of the movement create a composite picture of Dada-its convictions, antics, and spirit. First published in 1951, this treasure trove remains, as Jack D. Flam states in his foreword to the second edition, "the most comprehensive and important anthology of Dada writings in any language, and a fascinating and very readable book." It contains every major text on the Dada movement, including retrospective studies, personal memoirs, and prime examples. The illustrations range from photos of participants, in characteristic Dadaist attitudes, to facsimiles of their productions.

About this title

Review:

The single most instructive book on Dada... [T]he items collected are readable, pungent, and representative. It is one of those 'essential works' on twentieth-century art.--T. J. Clark

Synopsis:

A reprint of the authoritative second edition published by G.K. Hall in 1981. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0674185005
• ISBN 13: 9780674185005
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 464