[MILITARY VETERANS] [FINE ART] The Sixth Annual Exhibition American Veterans Society of Artists, Inc. November 11th-December 1st, 1944 Every Day 1-5 P. M.

American Veterans Society of Artists, Inc. [Frederic Allen Williams, et al.]

Verlag: American Veterans Society of Artists, Inc, New York, 1944

Beschreibung

Small octavo, unpaginated [24pp.], illustrated. A near fine copy in the publisher's stapled wraps. A smoker's copy with faint tobacco odor. Staples rusted, else a sound, clean example. SIGNED and generically INSCRIBED by Frederic Allen Williams, then President of the organization, as well as a contributing artist. A catalogue for the sixth such exhibition, this one held during the height of America's involvement in World War II, five months after D-Day. There are sixteen halftone illustrations depicting some of the work on display; mostly painting, but some sculpture, as well. While all of the art is competent, some of it is truly impressive, and it's clear that while the organization welcomed a range of talent, most of the artists had some mastery of their form. Williams, in his introduction to the catalogue, writes: "The demoralizing influences of war are obvious throughout the country and have made a great impression on creative genius. As the clouds of war pass by art shall bloom again, nurtured by the sanity of American Art tradition and fed by the passion of young blood. Stand by and support American Art." Williams was a privileged Bostonian, and a veteran of World War I. While he didn't see actual combat, there can be no question that the experiences of his comrades left a great impression on him, and he became involved with the American Veterans Society of Artists. He was an early member of the artist set in Taos, and his work was exhibited in countless mainstream museums during his lifetime. The pamphlet is scarce--in fact, we find no holdings of this exact one in OCLC, and just a handful of other near-contemporary ones. We also have had toruble finding examples of his signature outside of original artwork. As such, a desirably scarce example. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 12619

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [MILITARY VETERANS] [FINE ART] The Sixth ...

Verlag: American Veterans Society of Artists, Inc, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1944

Einband: Staplebound

Zustand: Near fine

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers