Jean Widmer: A Devotion to Modernism K. Small Pubs Carl Purington Rollins

Carl Purington Rollins

drawings and paintings with Western set pieces without ever merging the two

What a friggin’ beautiful thing

I love the blackness of their feathers

A place perhaps akin to Persia a thousand years ago

Jean Widmer: A Devotion to Modernism K. Small Pubs Carl Purington RollinsIf you were interested in the work of Jean Widmer, you could read this book and, um, thats it. Thank goodness for the Lubalin Center and Cooper Union for publishing this exceptional showing of his work with an interview that introduces his approaches and philosophies. Not only do we see a lot of good work in here, but we see hints of other designers, too. Either he was looking at them or they were looking at him. Wed guess the latter. Youll have to