Designs on life - Ernest Ullmann

Inscribed by Ernest Ullman. An autobiography as well as a picture-book of this sculptor and graphic artist.

Ullmann's sculpture "The Playmakers", illustrated on the front of the dust jacket, is a focal point of Johannesburg's Civic Theatre. The Ernest Ullmann Park in Morningside, Sandton was named after him.

"In this highly personal account of an eventful life, the artist Ernest Ullmann tells with rare candour of his aspirations and experiences.

To a land starved of artistic expression, he brought fresh and stimulating talent. Today, in the main centres, his statuary alone is known to millions.

Ullmanns life has been as variegated as his talents. His book describes his answer to the challenge of his times in a dazzling output of many forms industrial designs paintings graphics the famous wall-hangings known as Ullmann tapestries executed by his wife Jo to his designs stage décors book illustrations superb pencil portraits of notabilities even posters commemorative stamps and toys."
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I.    Hard Cover. White leatherette. Condition: Very Good. Gilt titling on spine.
Almost no shelf wear, although discolouration along the edges.
II.    Dust Jacket in Very Good to Fine condition. Very little shelf wear along top edges. Contents are clean and bright.
III.    Copiously illustrated in black & white and a few colour illustrations with accompanying text.
IV.    The frontispiece has an inscription (in hand) by Ernest Ullman.
V.    Language : English
VI.    Published by Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1970.
VII.    Binding Condition: Very Good to Fine.
VIII.    Overall Condition: Very Good to Fine.
IX.    Dimensions: 259 mm X 261 mm X 21 mm.
X.    Pages 280

A rich and well documented account of another celebrated South African artist.

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