Paul Klee

352 Pages·1987·79.26 MB·English

by  Lanchner Carolyn (ed,)

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PAUL LEE
The Museum of Modern Art, New York

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PAUL KLEE
Edited by Carolyn Lanchner
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
DISTRIBUTED BY NEW YORK GRAPHIC SOCIETY BOOKS/
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, BOSTON
PUBLISHED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE J. PAUL GETTY TRUST
Publishedo n the occasiono f
the exhibition Paul Klee:
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
February1 2-May 5, 1987
The Cleveland Museum of Art
June 24-August 16, 1987
Kunstmuseum Bern
Bern, Switzerland
September2 5, 1987-January 3, 1988
The exhibition has been organized with the
aid of a grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts. Indemnification of foreign loans
has been provided through the FederalC oun
cil on the Arts and the Humanities
Copyright © 1987 by
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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copyright noted with Photo Credits, p. 340
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Contents
Foreword 7
Preface and Acknowledgments 9
KlEE AND THE AVANT-GARDE 1912-1940 13
ANN TEMKIN
From Revolution to Exile 39
O. K. WERCKMEISTER
Klee and German Romanticism 65
jOrgen glaesemer
Klee in America 83
CAROLYNL ANCHNER
Plates 113
Chronology 324
Bibliography 331
Exhibition History 335
Lenderst o the Exhibition 338
Trustees of The Museum of Modern Art 339
Photo Credits 340
Index 341