Frans Masereel, 1889-1972: The Radical Imagination (Journeyman Chapbook)

MASEREEL, Frans

Herman, Josef

Arts & Photography

Riverrun Pr

With the same seriousness of purpose and profound humanity that permeates his paintings, Josef Herman provides a vivid evocation of the places and people that inspired his artwork in this memoir. His childhood in the colorful Yiddish-speaking quarter of Warsaw and his fruitful years working in London, Scotland, and Wales are described in detail with vibrancy and eloquence. The places that he traveled to and lived in, such as Israel, Mexico, and New York, are given special attention as sources of learning and artistic inspiration. His discussions of the artists that inspired his work, including Derain, Klee, Millet, and Rivera, offer an insightful look into Herman's artistic process. Herman's own illustrations throughout provide a stunning visualization of this artistic genius's life.

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History & Criticism

Seren

<p>These journals provide great insight into the mind and art of one of the great 20th century artists. Though born in Poland, he is best known for his paintings of Welsh miners, for it was workers that inspired him, and he painted them with great simplicity, almost as monuments to work, and often with the sun and sky behind them so that they looked like latter-day saints.  The journals reveal his artistic heritage, who inspired him, what he saw in painters, what he thought of their technique. This is a fascinating book for anyone interested in art.  </p>

Josef Herman: The Journals

Halban Publishers

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