Artists Unframed : Snapshots from Smithsonian's Archives American Art: Foresta

Factory sealed."Artists Unframed: Snapshots from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art" by Merry A. Foresta is a nonfiction book published by Princeton Tec Architectural Press in 2015. The book showcases a collection of photographs from the archives, providing a unique glimpse into the world of American art. With a focus on history, language arts, and art, this textbook is an illustrated first edition with a dust jacket, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the subject area. The book is written in English and contains 160 pages, offering a comprehensive insight into the world of American art through the lens of the Smithsonian's Archives.Tucked away among the letters, diaries, and other ephemera in the Smithsonian's archives lies a trove of rarely seen snapshots of some of the twentieth century's most celebrated artists. Unlike the familiar official portraits and genius-at-work shots, these humble snaps capture creative giants with their guard down, in the moment, living life.

Pablo Picasso stands proudly on a balcony with young daughter Maya—a tiny, meticulously inked annotation penned by an unknown hand proclaims that "he's very much in love." Jackson Pollock morosely carves a turkey while his mother, Stella, and wife, Lee Krasner, look on. A young Andy Warhol clowns for the camera with college friend Philip Pearlstein, and in a later shot more closely resembles his famously enigmatic public self at a gallery opening with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.