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Scope and Contents This well illustrated book provides the definitive review of Hoffmeister's works and his life.According to John Vloemans (internet)" Adolf Hoffmeister was undoubtedly one of the most pittoresque figures of the intellectual and artistic scene in Prague during the interbellum. His was a restless and unconventional spirit, that could not be classified. He was born on August 15, 1902 in Prague into a well-to-do family. Adolf Hoffmeister was described as an elegant globetrotter and art connoisseur, a gourmand,who had a special bond with the magic power of his hometown Prague. He was at once a painter, caricaturist, illustrator, stage decorator, author, playwright,translator, journalist, radio reporter, professor of art, art critic, politician,diplomat, cultural ambassador and world traveller. No wonder he cannot be classified in any of the artistic schools of his country.What he carries his whole life, was his left-intellectual faith, as so many of his generation did. In October 1920 he...

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The text andd illustrations of this book are divided equally between Novak and Kolar. The book is stored on the box with Novak material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The text appears to be short biographies of European poets and artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The book includes an excellent essay on the art-collecting skills of Gabrielle Keiller. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This book was given to the Sackners by Jindrich Toman, a cousin of a friend of the Sackners, Robert Bovet.Book Descrption: "Czech poet and photographer Jindrich Heisler (1914--1953) joined the Czech Surrealist Group in 1938, just as Nazi occupation of the country was driving the movement and Czech artists underground. Heisler published his first book of poetry a year later. In his brief and courageous career"”Heisler died suddenly at the age of thirty-eight"”he produced some of the most remarkable assemblage work of the Surrealist movement, including what is arguably the single-most important photobook produced in the 20th century, From the Strongholds of Sleep (1940-41).This gorgeously illustrated volume"”with eighty color images of Heisler's assemblage pieces"”introduces English-speaking audiences to his work, translating many of his writings for the first time and offering in-depth analysis of his postwar years in Paris in the company of Andre Breton, Benjamin Peret, the...