The Making of a Steinway 1923 Ralph Bartholomew illus WINOLD REISS

Description: The Making of a Steinway by Ralph Bartholomew. Illustrated by Winold Reiss. Published in 1923 by Steinway & Sons. Staple-bound with flexible card stock covers and glossy interior pages. 18 pages plus covers. Measures about 8" x 10". This promotional pamphlet was issued by Steinway in 1923. It contains no photographs; instead, all the illustrations are by WINOLD REISS, known for his bold paintings of the American Southwest. Reiss's illustrations have an art deco vibe that makes them unique period pieces. Condition: The staple-binding is intact. The covers have light soiling. The upper spine and upper corners of the interior pages show stains from prior exposure to water. This has resulted in some damage to the top edges of pages 1-6, as shown in the accompanying photos. The water marks do not affect any of the illustrations except for the very top of the large center spread showing the Steinway factory. This item is rare and highly desirable due to the Reiss illustrations. Our price has been reduced to account for the condition issues referenced above. Winold Reiss (1886 – 1953) was a German-born American artist and graphic designer. He was born in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1913 he immigrated to the United States, where he was able to follow his interest in Native Americans. In 1920 he went West for the first time, working for a lengthy period on the Blackfeet Reservation. Over the years Reiss painted more than 250 works depicting Native Americans. These paintings by Reiss became known more widely beginning in the 1920 and to the 1950s, when the Great Northern Railway commissioned Reiss to do paintings of the Blackfeet which were then distributed widely as lithographed reproductions on Great Northern calendars. Reiss settled in New York City in 1922, where he opened an art school. Reiss illustrated the first edition of Alain Locke's historic 1925 anthology The New Negro, an important book about African American culture at the time of the Harlem Renaissance. These included drawings of such key figures as W. E. B. Du Bois, Charlie Johnson (bandleader), and Elise Johnson McDougald. Reiss's most outstanding commission was for the work performed on the Cincinnati Union Terminal from 1931- 1933, which is now operated as the Cincinnati Museum Center. He blended Art Deco with portraiture which captured the history of Cincinnati through its people. He constructed fourteen mosaics in the train concourse. In 1973, with the rise of air transportation, these were removed to the public spaces of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, where they would be seen by more people. In 2015, with a major renovation and upgrade projected for the airport, nine of the mosaics were moved to the Cincinnati Convention Center. In 1938, Reiss painted 8 oval murals for a Longchamps restaurant in the Empire State Building, named Temptation, Contemplation, Liberation, Anticipation, Animation, Fascination, Adoration and Exultation. Upon remodeling in the 1960s, the murals disappeared, but two reappeared in 2023. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our father was a bibliophile who collected rare books, letters, and ephemera for more than 60 years. For now and into the foreseeable future, we will be listing rare paper items from his estate. Take a look at all our items for sale. We combine shipping upon request. Please LET US KNOW if you’ve purchased multiple items so we can combine.

Price: 139 USD

Location: Slingerlands, New York

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