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The Book on the Floor - Andre Malraux and the Imaginary Museum

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

The Book on the Floor - Andre Malraux and the Imaginary Museum

By Walter Grasskamp

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About the book

In 1954, the French writer, politician, and publisher Andre Malraux posed at home for a photographer from the magazine Paris Match, surrounded by pages from his forthcoming book, Le musee imaginaire de la sculpture mondiale. The enchanting metaphor of the musee imaginaire (imaginary museum) was built upon that illustrated art book, and Malraux was one of its greatest champions. Drawing on variety of contemporary publications, he adopted images and responded to ideas. Indeed, Malraux's book on th...Show more

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ISBN

9781606065013

Publisher

Getty Trust Publications

Published year

2016

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1

Original title

The Book on the Floor - Andre Malraux and the Imaginary Museum

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Hardcover

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