One aspect of art work
Manuscript
2020 (made)
2020 (made)
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The essay ‘One Aspect of Art Work’ was written by artist Anni Albers in 1944 when the outcome of the Second Word War was still uncertain. In his book of the same name, calligrapher Edward Wates has written out Albers’ words in Chinese ink, accompanied by twenty gouache illustrations on handmade paper. Wates made the book in March 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The text expresses belief in the power of creativity, with its need for discipline and endurance, to overcome adversity.
Object details
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| Title | One aspect of art work |
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| Brief description | Manuscript, One aspect of art work, by Anni Albers, calligraphy and illustrations by Edward Wates, England, 2020. |
| Physical description | 60 unnumbered pages. Book written out in Chinese ink with 20 gouache illustrations, orange Zerkall endpapers and Somerset card cover, plain paper wrapper. Colophon: 'This article was written in 1944 with the end of the war uncertain. It was republished in 1962 by Wesleyan University Press and written out by me at the start of the Covid-19 outbreak 2020. EW/331/20'. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Purchased from the artist in 2022. |
| Summary | The essay ‘One Aspect of Art Work’ was written by artist Anni Albers in 1944 when the outcome of the Second Word War was still uncertain. In his book of the same name, calligrapher Edward Wates has written out Albers’ words in Chinese ink, accompanied by twenty gouache illustrations on handmade paper. Wates made the book in March 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The text expresses belief in the power of creativity, with its need for discipline and endurance, to overcome adversity. |
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| Library number | MSL/2022/1 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2022 |
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