|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewThe natural world is a magical maze in the eyes of a child—everything appears bigger and more colorful, and nothing is ordinary. With this in mind, Chicago artist and photographer Robert Amft designed an alphabet book for his son Peter. The result, beautifully published here, is a wholly unique children’s book chronicling Peter’s encounters with the everyday environment. Originally conceived in the 1940s as a piece of art that could be published and sold by Amft’s wife if he was killed fighting in World War II, Amft invested the book as much with artistic skill and imagination as with love for his son. Amft’s arresting collages uniquely convey the complex and unpredictable ways that Peter, like so many young children, interacts with his surroundings. Alternately charming, unexpected, and mysterious, the images juxtapose and meld the natural and unnatural. A richly illustrated book holding as many treasures for the attentive adult as for the inquisitive child, Peter’s ABC Book is a rare gift from a pivotal figure in American art. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert AmftPublisher: WhiteWalls, Inc Imprint: WhiteWalls, Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.90cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.180kg ISBN: 9780945323082ISBN 10: 0945323085 Pages: 56 Publication Date: 01 November 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsBoth straightly sentimental and possessed by an untaggably odd aesthetic, it's quite pleasing.-- Arthur Magazine (9/21/2006 12:00:00 AM) """Both straightly sentimental and possessed by an untaggably odd aesthetic, it's quite pleasing.""-- ""Arthur Magazine"" (9/21/2006 12:00:00 AM)" Both straightly sentimental and possessed by an untaggably odd aesthetic, it''s quite pleasing. --Arthur Magazine Both straightly sentimental and possessed by an untaggably odd aesthetic, it's quite pleasing. -- Arthur Magazine (9/21/2006 12:00:00 AM) Author InformationRobert Amft has been painting, making sculptures, and taking photographs in Chicago since the 1930s. In 2005 Amft received a survey exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |