GEORGE NAMA Book of Linocuts MONUMENTS with Poetry by Aaron Stuart Lupovitch

Monuments: George Nama linocuts with poetry by Aaron Stuart Lupovitch - Published in 1973 - Inscribed & signed "George" in the front  - Box is scuffed, scratched at edges - Book has some very minor staining on page edges - Measurements : 12.5 x 16 (box) 12 1/4 x 15.5 (book) Very good condition with mylar dust jacket cover inside slipcase As found on Old Print Shop site: George Nama’s birthplace was Homestead, across the river from Pittsburgh, which in the early 1950s witnessed an intensively creative moment with a vibrant jazz scene and the Carnegie International exhibitions. Nama was a keen recorder of this stimulating environment as one can see in his evocative cityscapes.He studied at Carnegie Mellon University (CIT) with undergraduate and graduate degrees. In the 1960s Nama worked at William Stanley Hayter’s influential Atelier 17 in Paris, where he was part of an international artistic circle. In 1981 he was elected to the National Academy of Design, New York. He was an influ