THE NEW VISION and ABSTRACT OF AN ARTIST
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Cover design and typography by Paul Rand

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: THE NEW VISION and ABSTRACT OF AN ARTIST. NYC: Wittenborn, 1967 (The Documents of Modern Art Number 3 (series edited by Robert Motherwell). A near-fine softcover book in decorated, stiff wrappers: close inspection reveals a trace of wear -- a nice copy of this fragile volume. Out-of-print. Cover design and typography by Paul Rand.

7.5 x 10 book, with 96 pages and many b/w photos highlighting the theoretical teachings of the Bauhaus master by way of Chicago. Includes obituary notice by Walter Gropius. Photos and diagrams of art, architecture, sculpture, displays, movie sets, furniture, etc.

An amazing book that expands upon Moholy-Nagy¹s 1928 treatsie The New Vision (originally published as Bauhausbuch 14). Moholy's treatsie on modern design was intended to inform laymen and artists about the basic elements of Bauhaus education and the merging of theory and design.

Covers and interior design/typography by Paul Rand. An excellent meeting of two of the giants of 20th Century modernism: remember: Form follows function!

Contents:

• preface by Walter Gropius
• bibliography
• the new vision
• abstract of an artist
• obituary notice by Walter Gropius
• index

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