Mona Lisa's Mustache A Dissection Of Modern Art

ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS, T.H.

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1947

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ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS, T.H. (1903-1976) was a British-born architect and furniture designer. [265] pp. Alfred A. Knopf 1947 First Edition 8 5/8" x 5 7/8" Jacket drawing by Mary Petty In Good-bye, Mr. Chippendale, Robsjohn-Gibbings skewered the antiques craze and praised modern design. It follows that he would prefer conceptual modern art to traditional. He does not … at least in this book, which is consistently more humorous and fun than it is lacerating. In it, he accuses Dali, Kandinsky, et al. to be engaged in a vast conspiracy against no less a principle than democracy itself. In a twist worthy of The Da Vinci Code, Robsjohn-Gibbings seeks to expose a clandestine society whose mission is to make art incomprehensible by replacing it with primitive art and sorcery. Schiaparelli designed a hat like a leg of mutton, and one like an old shoe. Mrs. Reginald Fellowes wore both, but with superb restraint separately. --T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mona Lisa's Mustache A Dissection Of Modern Art
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication Date: 1947
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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  • Art Monographs