Black Mountain Chamberlain: John Chamberlains Writings at Black Mountain College, 1955
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Black Mountain Chamberlain: John Chamberlains Writings at Black Mountain College, 1955
By (Author) John Chamberlain
Edited by Julie Sylvester
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
6th July 2020
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Individual artists, art monographs
Sculpture
Poetry by individual poets
Physical Properties
Hardback
104
Width 241mm, Height 267mm
Description
The first publication of the unknown poetry of a major twentieth-century sculptor In 1955, long before he became famous for his abstract metal sculptures, John Chamberlain lived at Black Mountain College, writing poetry alongside Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, and Charles Olson. By the time he moved to New York City in 1956 and began to develop
Reviews
"The main draw of [Black Mountain Chamberlain] is how it offers a new window into the sculptors process, how [John Chamberlain] broke the world around him into words." * Hyperallergic *
Author Bio
John Chamberlain (19272011) was an American sculptor whose works are featured in major museum collections around the world. Julie Sylvester is the author of John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonn of the Sculpture, 19541985, as well as books on Louise Bourgeois, Willem de Kooning, and Cy Twombly.
