Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Saul Steinberg, The Line, 1954/2011, The Saul Steinberg Foundation, New York




This deceptively simple accordion is taken up with Steinberg's improvisational drawings that spring from a central line that runs down the middle of this accordion. The original drawing (see above) was designed and incised on a wall in the Children's Labyrinth that was constructed for the 10th Triennial of Milan in 1954. Long known for his drawings in The New Yorker and his own peculiar brand of landscapes, this publication is pure and undiluted Steinberg — with humorous attention paid to the front and back covers.

30 single-sided pages, individually 10" x 7.75", and when unfolded 19ft 4.5"

Front page 



Back page


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