Tender Buttons: Objects (Lisa Congdon x Chronicle Books) - Hardcover

Stein, Gertrude

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1452112096 ISBN 13: 9781452112091

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2013

Synopsis

First published in 1914, Gertrude Stein's revolutionary poetic work Tender Buttons is a must-read for every serious lover of literature. Delighting in the rhythm of words, its first section, "Objects," runs playful linguistic circles around teacups, ribbons, umbrellas, and other quotidian artifacts. Presented here in an exquisite small package, this new edition of "Objects" pairs Stein's avant-garde verse with colorful contemporary illustrations by indie art star Lisa Congdon, who illuminates and interrogates the classic Cubist text with visuals as capricious as Stein's own prose. A celebration of independent thinking old and new, this captivating marriage of image and text is a treasure of arts and letters.

About this title

About the Author:

Gertrude Stein, American writer, poet, and art collector, was a defining figure of Modernism in Paris.

Lisa Congdon is a mixed media artist and illustrator based in San Francisco.

Review:

"An absolute joy from cover to cover." - Brain Pickings

"It is hard to imagine ever growing tired of this book. The more time you spend with both Stein's text and Congdon's illustrations the deeper you want to dig." - Imprint

"I was instantly enamored with Tender Buttons: Objects-Stein's 1914 collection of avant-garde verses celebrating everyday objects in her signature style of semantic somersaults, brought to fresh life with Lisa Congdon's vibrant illustrations of birds, boxes, cups, clocks, umbrellas, and other ordinary objects made extraordinary." -Brain Pickings

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1452112096
• ISBN 13: 9781452112091
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Congdon Lisa