Museum of Modern Art's "Arp," Edited by James Thrall Soby, 1958 First Edition modern giving this weaving a real

giving this weaving a real tenderness

invoking a smoke-filled haze (or smoke-induced hallucination

the whole piece feels surrealistic--an unusual and compelling object and great addition to any collection of mid-century or contemporary ceramics

and other cherished things

Museum of Modern Art's "Arp," Edited by James Thrall Soby, 1958 First Edition modern giving this weaving a realI really love the work of Jean Arp, and I really love this book! Published by MoMA in 1958 and edited by James Thrall Soby, it features essays by Arp, Richard Huelsenbeck, Robert Melville, and Carola Giedion Welcker but, happily, much of its 126 pages are dedicated to images of Arp's work. Most are high quality black and white reproductions, quite striking themselves, but best is a full color (and site specific) version of "Mountain, Table, Anchors,