Scope and Contents Linda Kramer contributed an introductory essay on Himmelfarb's life. A detail of a print entitled Tabula Tabula Picta 1992-1993 is reproduced opposite the title page; this print is held by the Sackner Archive. From Himmelfarb's WEB site: This new catalogue raisonne stunningly charts the course of his prolific print career over nearly forty years. Himmelfarb's print oeuvre can be roughly separated into a half-dozen bodies of work: Landscapes and Cityscapes, Individuals and Groups, Grid Works, Letterform Works, Maps and Bridges, and Narrative Puzzle Pieces. His loose improvisational style incorporates a range of source materials from Asian language forms to Dick Tracy, all while continuing to intrigue and invite careful viewing. John Himmelfarb is a Midwesterner, who comes from a family of artists. Born in Chicago, he was raised in the country near Winfield, Illinois. Both of his parents were painters, and his father also excelled in architectural design, supervising the...

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A photographic reproduction of a painting by John Himmelfarb is printed on the cover. There is also a brief exhibition review of his work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The poem takes the form of a letter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The iconography is similar to the Swiss artist, Werner Hartmann. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.