Madja - Discover America - 1977
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Discover America is a 24-page English-language art portfolio by Madja van Dam, published in 1977 as a limited first edition by Coach House Press in Toronto, measuring 42 × 27 cm, bound in beige with screw closures and signed by both the author and illustrator.
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Margaretha Martha (Madja) Westermann
Madja van Dam – Madja Westermann (1932 - ..)
Title:
Discover America
Author: Madja Van Dam
Edition: [Toronto- Coach House Press, 1977]
UNICUM!
Discover America – signed art book/portfolio, provided with a handwritten dedication and signature: La Jolla Madja 79 for Diana March 3, ’91 and a label with the name Frank.
Description:
Large-format art publication (approximately 42 x 27 cm - oblong) by the Dutch artist Madja van Dam.
Contains expressive, free, black-and-white ink drawings and typographic (poetry) texts inspired by America.
After the two ‘title pages’ there are 45 single-sided leaves with very expressive line drawings.
Inside front and back covers and endpapers illustrated with dozens of ‘vignettes’ from the drawing ‘America, for the birds’ – see photos.
Edition: hardcover folder 42x27 with illustration, beige, with screw-fastenings.
No publisher information given, no publication place listed. Binding: two screw fastenings. Yellow fabric spine with a dancing erotic illustration of a female frog on the front. Small printer’s design on the back.
Probably a small-scale, private, one-off underground edition.
Condition: very good, exterior of the folder shows signs of wear, small stains.
The contents are clean and solid.
A distinctive and decorative art object, a unique edition.
Details:
After a long stay in Ireland, Canada, the United States and Argentina, Madja Westermann (1932) has for quite some time been living in the Netherlands.
She studied at the Rietveld Academy from 1955 to 1959, and exhibited in Dublin, Belfast, Ottawa, Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Düsseldorf, Buenos Aires and of course in the Netherlands.
She works with textiles, which among other things results in portraits. In addition she creates paintings, drawings, pastels, book illustrations, stage and costume designs.
In her artistic expressions the human figure is central, often women and dolls, but also fantastical beings.
Her style recalls Steadman, Lucebert, Scarfe, Grosz, even a touch of Karel Appel.
Seller's Story
We sell a wide range of books. New books and also antiquarian books.
We also sell through our store: Het Ruim 48 in Dronten.
All proceeds go to charities.
Translated by Google TranslateMargaretha Martha (Madja) Westermann
Madja van Dam – Madja Westermann (1932 - ..)
Title:
Discover America
Author: Madja Van Dam
Edition: [Toronto- Coach House Press, 1977]
UNICUM!
Discover America – signed art book/portfolio, provided with a handwritten dedication and signature: La Jolla Madja 79 for Diana March 3, ’91 and a label with the name Frank.
Description:
Large-format art publication (approximately 42 x 27 cm - oblong) by the Dutch artist Madja van Dam.
Contains expressive, free, black-and-white ink drawings and typographic (poetry) texts inspired by America.
After the two ‘title pages’ there are 45 single-sided leaves with very expressive line drawings.
Inside front and back covers and endpapers illustrated with dozens of ‘vignettes’ from the drawing ‘America, for the birds’ – see photos.
Edition: hardcover folder 42x27 with illustration, beige, with screw-fastenings.
No publisher information given, no publication place listed. Binding: two screw fastenings. Yellow fabric spine with a dancing erotic illustration of a female frog on the front. Small printer’s design on the back.
Probably a small-scale, private, one-off underground edition.
Condition: very good, exterior of the folder shows signs of wear, small stains.
The contents are clean and solid.
A distinctive and decorative art object, a unique edition.
Details:
After a long stay in Ireland, Canada, the United States and Argentina, Madja Westermann (1932) has for quite some time been living in the Netherlands.
She studied at the Rietveld Academy from 1955 to 1959, and exhibited in Dublin, Belfast, Ottawa, Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Düsseldorf, Buenos Aires and of course in the Netherlands.
She works with textiles, which among other things results in portraits. In addition she creates paintings, drawings, pastels, book illustrations, stage and costume designs.
In her artistic expressions the human figure is central, often women and dolls, but also fantastical beings.
Her style recalls Steadman, Lucebert, Scarfe, Grosz, even a touch of Karel Appel.
Seller's Story
We sell a wide range of books. New books and also antiquarian books.
We also sell through our store: Het Ruim 48 in Dronten.
All proceeds go to charities.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Art, Graphic design, Illustrated
Book title
Discover America
Author/ Illustrator
Madja
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1977
Height
42 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Limited edition, Special printing
Width
27 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
[Toronto- Coach House Press, 1977]
Binding/ Material
Portfolio
Extras
Signed by author, Signed by illustrator
Number of pages
24
Style
Expressionism, Surrealism
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