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Item Number: 127134
Title: M.C. ESCHER : Letters to Canada 1958-1972
Author: Campbell, Cyndie ; George Escher
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9780888849182
Description: Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2013. 26cm., pbk., 152pp., 27 illus., 15 in color. Summary: From 1958 until his death in 1972, the Dutch artist wrote letters to his son George who had immigrated to Canada. The correspondence reproduced here - originally in Dutch and translated into English - discusses Escher's work, including current projects, collaborative books on his art, the sale of his prints, and the production of various films on his life. The letters also make reference to the artist's health, his family and friends, his personal reading, current events and the celebrities, political officials and academics who came into contact with Escher over the course of his career notably F.D. Roosevelt, Stanley Kubrick and Dr. Arthur L. Loeb. Accompanying the letters are an introduction by George Escher, a selection of family photographs, and several full page colour plates of Escher's work. Published to document the donation by George Escher of a copy of his father's correspondence to the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives.
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