Author: Naumann, Francis M. (and) Kristina U. Amadeus
Title: Wallace Putnam: 1899-1989
Description: New York, H.N. Abrams, 2001. Hardcover. A yellow clothbound hardcover book with the title embossed in red down the spine. There is a dust jacket featuring illustrations on the front and back. The text is typed on the front and down the side in red lettering. The end pages are illustrated in color. There is a mylar cover. Pages: (6), 7-336 276 illustrations with 186 plates in full color. "Francis Naumann's text in this survey of Putnam's career traces the artist's life and offers an analysis of his work. Illustrating this book are not only 225 reproductions but also many portraits and informal snapshots made by Putnam's wife, the important photographer Consuelo Kanaga. She documented the evolution of many of his works as well as moments in their private lives in New York City and at their Westchester home, a converted icehouse in Yorktown Heights." "Collectors, students of American art of the twentieth century, and all those interested in the cultural scene of New York at mid-century will find valuable information here on the life and work of a heretofore little-known artist of significance and importance."--Jacket. Contents as follows: I am an artist (1899-1925) -- Manhattan manners (1925-1935) -- Crisis series (1935-1940) -- Icehouse (1940-1950) -- Meaning of art (1950-1960) -- Missing link between Avery and Rothko (1960-1970) -- Post-abstract expressionist -- Realism (1970-1980) -- Yes to life (1980-1989). VG+: Exlibrary book in as-new condition. A stamp on the front free end page and a sticker on the back pasted end page. A stamp on the top text block. There is a sticker under the mylar jacket at the base of the spine. Looks like it has never been taken from the shelf.

Keywords: American Artists ; Putnam, Wallace ; ;


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