Dwiggins, W. A. Marionette in Motion. Detroit: Puppetry Imprints. 1939. Calligraphy, illustrations,and dust jacket by Dwiggins. Handlettered throughout, with light rules box on all pages, including blanks. One of AIGA Fifty Books, 1940. Dwiggins began to construct marionettes in 1930,which became another creative outlet for him. His amazing and beautiful marionettes were characterized in plays he directed in part of his studio in Hingham. By 1939, he devised a "far more refined method of construction" as presented in this book (as noted by Abbe). -- Agner No. 39.03, 1939
Item — item: CPSPE SPCSK Z232.D975 WAD 39.03
Dates
- 1939
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301-405-9212
askhornbake@umd.edu