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Sonja Sekula and Friends
Kunstmuseum Luzern (Ed.)
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Description for Sonja Sekula and Friends
Paperback. This is the only book in English on Swiss artist Sonja Sekula, who enjoyed considerable success in America in the 1940s and 1950s. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Luzern (11 June to 25 September 2016). Editor(s): Kunstmuseum Luzern. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 327 x 15. Weight in Grams: 962.
Sonja Sekula (1918-63) was born and educated in Lucerne, Switzerland, but emigrated to the United States with her parents in 1936. In 1941, she began studying art at the Arts Students League in New York and made the acquaintance of Andre Breton and his friends among the surrealists. Her automatic paintings and texts soon captured the interest of Peggy Guggenheim and Marcel Duchamp. In 1943, she was invited for the first time to show her work at Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery, and, throughout the late 1940s, she was also featured in solo and group exhibitions at Betty Parsons ... Read more
Sonja Sekula (1918-63) was born and educated in Lucerne, Switzerland, but emigrated to the United States with her parents in 1936. In 1941, she began studying art at the Arts Students League in New York and made the acquaintance of Andre Breton and his friends among the surrealists. Her automatic paintings and texts soon captured the interest of Peggy Guggenheim and Marcel Duchamp. In 1943, she was invited for the first time to show her work at Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery, and, throughout the late 1940s, she was also featured in solo and group exhibitions at Betty Parsons ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
961g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Zurich, Switzerland
ISBN
9783858815125
SKU
V9783858815125
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About Kunstmuseum Luzern (Ed.)
Kunstmuseum Luzern is one of Switzerland's leading art museums with a special focus on contemporary art and on Swiss artists.
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