McBride, Henry — Florine Stettheimer

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1946. Softcover. Pink wraps. 56 pp. 4 color, 36 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition of artwork by American painter and poet Florine Stettheimer (1871-1944). Consists of an illustrated narrative by Henry McBride. The catalogue lists 52 works. Includes a bibliography. From the hardcover dj: In general her art is biographical, narrating the important role which she and her mother and sisters played in the modern art movement in New York. Her fantastic compositions are like illustrations for a twentieth century fairy tale and include many fond and sardonic likenesses of painters, sculptors, photographers, writers, museum directors, actors and dancers, as well as a few Lotharios and Egerias. VG- (Has moderate edge wear to covers; some light foxing on outermost pages; text and illus. are good.) .