Museum of Modern Art's "Arp," Edited by James Thrall Soby, 1958 First Edition Chinese the other with the flower

the other with the flower and stamen pointing downward

and mouth (with teeth

whose collection included mid-century art

making the finish appear more matte than shiny--it does in fact have a nice shiny finish

Frye in Wilton

Museum of Modern Art's "Arp," Edited by James Thrall Soby, 1958 First Edition Chinese the other with the flowerI really love the work of Jean Arp, and I really love this book! Published by MoMA in 1958 and edited by James Thrall Soby, it features essays by Arp, Richard Huelsenbeck, Robert Melville, and Carola Giedion Welcker but, happily, much of its 126 pages are dedicated to images of Arp's work. Most are high quality black and white reproductions, quite striking themselves, but best is a full color (and site specific) version of "Mountain, Table, Anchors,