Ausstellung neuer amerikanischer Baukunst. Januar 1926. [With printed letter of thanks signed by hand by Max Liebermann.]

Akademie der Künste zu Berlin; Schüler, Edmund (original text)

Published by Berlin, Akademie der Künste zu Berlin, 1926.

About this Item

Wrappers. First edition (this exhibit also travelled to Dresden and Vienna). Very good copy. Illustrated. Laid in is a printed folio folded to four pages and horizontally folded, signed by hand by Max Liebermann as President of the Akademie der Künste, thanking an American participant (name left blank) for their help in the exhibition. The printed letter, on fine laid paper, has a pencil notation "Englisch," indicating that there must have been a German version as well. In addition, this copy has a small four-page leaflet with printing on the first page only, "With the compliments of the author as well / Edmund Schüler/ Berlin, January 15." The text is otherwise uncredited. Text includes a foreword by Irving K. Pond, an excerpt from Louis Sullivan's What is Architecture?, and an article, Forward in Architecture, by Thomas E. Tallmadge (all articles and other contents are in German). Contents include floor plan and list of exhibits. Illustrated with plates. An important and scarce exhibition catalog, the more so enhanced by the laid-in materials. Both wrappers and contents are in very good condition, oversized folded letter has a few small edge tears.

Seller Inventory # 4728

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ausstellung neuer amerikanischer Baukunst. Januar 1926. [With printed letter of thanks signed by hand by Max Liebermann.]
• Publisher: Berlin, Akademie der Künste zu Berlin, 1926.
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue XXXXVII