Parler seul: poème
Artist: Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893-1983)
Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris, 1948-1950 (Adrien Maeght)
Printer: lithographs: Mourlot Frères, [Paris]; text: Féquet et Baudier, [Paris]
Author: Tristan Tzara (French (born Romania), 1896-1963)
Date: 1948-1950
Dimensions:
Slipcase: H: 15 3/8 in. (391 mm); W: 11 13/16 in. (300 mm); Depth: 1 7/8 in. (48 mm).
Chemise: H: 15 1/16 in. (382 mm); W: 11 5/8 in. (295 mm); Depth: 1 1/2 in. (38 mm).
Book: H: 15 1/16 in. (382 mm); W: 11 1/2 in. (292 mm); Depth: 1 in. (25 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 14 7/8 in. (378 mm); W: 11 1/8 in. (282 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 1 lithographed collage in colors (cover), plus 72 lithographs in colors and in black (incl. chemise and slipcase).
Text: letterpress (typeface: Bodoni).
Paper: Malacca pure rag wove (watermarked: LANA).
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.773
Label Text:The colophon states that Tzara wrote this poem in 1945 when he was in the psychiatric hospital at Saint-Alban. This is an outstanding example of a successful collaboration between colorful images and random verse. The 72 lithograph illustrations by Miro were printed over a two year period, from 1948 to 1950. The artist also designed the collage and case enclosing the book.
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