Description

Christo- The Accordion-Fold Book for The Umbrellas, joint project for Japan and U.S.A- San Francisco:: Bedford Arts, Publishers,, 1991. First edition, signed and numbered 192 of 400 copies, and with tipped-in swatches of blue and yellow umbrellas fabric, housed in publisher's cloth-covered clamshell slipcase box, illustrated paper-covered boards, pp. [16], 7, [4]. Illustrated, in color, with an 8 panel fold-out plate (folded accordion-style, printed on both sides). Also reproduces photographs by Wolfgang Volz. Text includes a foreword by Masahiko Yanagi (and an interview with Christo, also by Yanagi). Bedford Arts Publishers, very good condition