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Alphabet pour Adultes
Artist: Man Ray (American, 1890-1976)
Publisher: Editions Pierre Belford , Paris
Date: 1970
Dimensions:
Sheet: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
overall: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm): W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Depth 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Medium: Book with rayograph with color silkscreen mounted on wood veneer-covered board and 36 offset lithographs, with title page, justification, text and colophon
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund
Object number: 2007.35
Label Text:Man Ray had been occupied with the creation of an ‘alphabet book’ for decades. After the conception of several versions he completed a French edition, entitled Alphabets pour Adultes, in 1970 at the age of 80. The artist wrote, “A letter always suggests a word, and a word always suggests a book. There are words that are for everyday use and there are words reserved for the more special occasions, for poetry … To make a new alphabet of the discarded props of a conversation can lead only to fresh discoveries in language.”
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