New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Kuh, the first woman curator of painting and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as a trained art historian, critic, and gallery owner, was also art editor of "The Saturday Review" for nearly twenty years." This book collects many of the essays and reviews written for "The Saturday Review" on art and artists such as Albright, Wyeth, Duchamp, Still, Moholy-Nagy, Leger, Davis, Miro, and Adams. First Edition, First Printing. Blue and green cloth boards with silver lettering on the spine. 279 pages, including index; illustrated with over 20 black & white photos. Light foxing on the fore edge of text, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket show very minor wear on lower edge and spine end, a touch of soiling along spine, a light corner crease on the front flap, o/w no tears, no chipping or other significant flaws. Not price-clipped. A collectable copy.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005343
Title: THE OPEN EYE: In Pursuit of Art
Author: Kuh, Katharine
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition.
ISBN 10: 0060124660
ISBN 13: 9780060124663
Publisher: Harper & Row
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1971
Keywords: ART, FIRST EDITION, ART HISTORY, FINE CRITICISM, SATURDAY REVIEW, PAINTING, SCULPTURE,
Bookseller catalogs: Art; Essays; History;

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