The Book on the Floor: Andr? Malraux and the Imaginary Museum

by Walter Grasskamp

In 1954, the French writer, politician, and publisher Andr Malraux (1901-1976) posed at home for a photographer from the magazine Paris Match, surrounded by pages from his forthcoming book Le mus e imaginaire de la sculpture mondiale. The enchanting metaphor of the mus e imaginaire (imaginary museum) was built upon that illustrated art book, and Malraux was one of its greatest champions. Drawing on a range of contemporary publications,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606065017
• ISBN13: 9781606065013
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Getty Research Institute
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.7"