{"product_id":"walter-tandy-murch-paintings-and-drawings-1925-1967-hardcover","title":"Walter Tandy Murch: Paintings and Drawings, 1925-1967 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Scott Murch\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eRobert Storr\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first complete monograph of artist Walter Tandy Murch explores the life of an unsung yet remarkable artist whose paintings and illustrations of everyday objects and mechanical devices are familiar yet mysterious, or as George Lucas puts it, \"in a magical middle.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalter Tandy Murch (1907-1967) is best known for his enigmatic, dreamlike still life paintings of everyday objects and mechanical devices in a style that falls between Magic Realist, Surrealist, and Realist. This volume offers the most comprehensive collection of his work, including his striking commercial work for magazines and his paintings from the extensive collection of George Lucas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucas calls himself a \"fanboy\" of Murch's art--paintings and drawings he describes as simultaneously \"functional and dreamy, simple and complicated; they are quiet yet grab your attention.\" The tension of these opposing reactions draws viewers into Murch's still lifes, which caught the attention of famed art dealer Betty Parsons, who also represented artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Ellsworth Kelly, and Agnes Martin. Murch showed his work at Parsons's gallery for nearly thirty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith illuminating essays and extensive plates sections displaying Murch's works, this celebration of an exceptionally talented and visionary artist is long overdue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Lucas \u003c\/b\u003eis a film director, producer, screenwriter, and art collector. \u003cb\u003eWalter Scott Murch \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and an Oscar-winning film editor and sound engineer. \u003cb\u003eRobert Storr \u003c\/b\u003eis a curator, critic, author, professor, and dean of the School of Art at Yale. \u003cb\u003eWinslow Myers \u003c\/b\u003ehas taught art and art history for forty years, chairing the art department at the Bancroft School in Massachusetts. \u003cb\u003eJudy Collischan \u003c\/b\u003eis a curator, lecturer, writer, and professor of contemporary art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 13 x 11.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767656448288,"sku":"9780847870592","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/868f1603d0b972a60cffdb31572f338a.webp?v=1780314519","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/walter-tandy-murch-paintings-and-drawings-1925-1967-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}