Golden Thread, a: The Prutscher Collection of Viennese Children's Books 1900-1938
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Author: James M. Bradburne (ed.)
Architect and designer, Otto Prutscher was a member of the most important art and craft movements of the early 20th century. His collection of children's books, gathered in the early decades of the 20th century, is a mirror of the Viennese culture at the turn of the centuries – a golden thread that walks us through the streets and cafes of the 'city of dreams', through music, literature, art and architecture. This title brings together a very large sampling of images from the collection.More than 140 children's books to which are added 13 leporellos, 178 postcards, drawings and print proofs, donated in 2022 to the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense by Beba Restelli, granddaughter of Otto Prutscher and daughter of Ilse. The collection includes titles by great authors such as Hoffmann, Brentano, Mörike, and Wilde, and illustrations by artists such as Richard Teschner, Marie (Rie) Cramer, and Carl Otto Czeschka.'A Golden Thread: The Prutscher Collection of Viennese Children's Books 1900-1938' brings together a very large sampling of images, and traces, through the close connection between Prutscher and his birthplace, the history of Vienna from the declining years of an empire to the idealism of a socialist experiment, to the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany.
ISBN 9791254930342. Edizioni Corraini. hb. 300 pages. full colour illustrated. 21 x 25 cm.
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Architect and designer, Otto Prutscher was a member of the most important art and craft movements of the early 20th century. His collection of children's books, gathered in the early decades of the 20th century, is a mirror of the Viennese culture at the turn of the centuries – a golden thread that walks us through the streets and cafes of the 'city of dreams', through music, literature, art and architecture. This title brings together a very large sampling of images from the collection.More than 140 children's books to which are added 13 leporellos, 178 postcards, drawings and print proofs, donated in 2022 to the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense by Beba Restelli, granddaughter of Otto Prutscher and daughter of Ilse. The collection includes titles by great authors such as Hoffmann, Brentano, Mörike, and Wilde, and illustrations by artists such as Richard Teschner, Marie (Rie) Cramer, and Carl Otto Czeschka.'A Golden Thread: The Prutscher Collection of Viennese Children's Books 1900-1938' brings together a very large sampling of images, and traces, through the close connection between Prutscher and his birthplace, the history of Vienna from the declining years of an empire to the idealism of a socialist experiment, to the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany.
ISBN 9791254930342. Edizioni Corraini. hb. 300 pages. full colour illustrated. 21 x 25 cm.
available