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Themerson, Franciszka

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1907-06-28 - 1988-06-29

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Group H / Cobbing, Bob, editor ; Themerson F ; Pike J ; Flanagan B ; Nuttall J ; Cobbing B ; Latham J ; Rowan J ; Tomazos C ; Wall B., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-17457-17823
Scope and Contents

Designated writers forum quartos number two. This book was published for the 36th exhibition of Group H held at the Drian Galleries, October 1966. In the introduction, John Rowan traces the origins and history of Group H, the membership being led by Cobbing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

History of the World in epitome / Russell, Bertrand ; Themerson F., 1962

 Item
Identifier: CC-29593-30963
Scope and Contents

This pacifist text by Russell reads, "Since Adam and Eve ate the apple, man has never refrained from any folly of which he was capable." Franciszka Themerson contributed two charming line drawings, one to the encounter with Eve, the other a cartoon on men waging war. The final page is a photograph of the mushroom plume from explosion of an atomic bomb. The booklet was published by Gaberbocchus Press on the 18th of May 1962 as their contribution to the celebration of Bertrand Russell's ninetieth birthday. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1962

Opening: An Excerpt from Code. No.5/Sep / Franciszkca Themerson ; Stefan Themerson., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-38086-39976
Scope and Contents

The card has two pop-ups, viz., the upper half a caricature of a face an the lower half a poem dealing with doves and magic. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

The Trojan Horse & At the Edge of the Forest / Queneau, Raymond ; Themerson, Franciszka ; Barbara Wright, translator., 1954

 Item
Identifier: CC-03754-3825
Scope and Contents

Also designated as Black Series No.2. Includes reproductions of two drawings by Franciska Themerson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1954