{"product_id":"jindrich-heisler-matthew-s-witkovsky-9780300179699","title":"Jindrich Heisler: Surrealism Under Pressure, 1938-1953","description":"\u003cp\u003eCzech poet and photographer Jindřich Heisler (1914-1953) joined the Czech Surrealist Group in 1938, just as Nazi occupation of the country was driving the movement and Czech artists underground. Heisler published his first book of poetry a year later. In his brief and courageous career--Heisler died suddenly at the age of thirty-eight--he produced some of the most remarkable assemblage work of the Surrealist movement, including what is arguably the single-most important photobook produced in the 20th century, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Strongholds of Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e (1940-41).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeously illustrated volume--with eighty color images of Heisler's assemblage pieces--introduces English-speaking audiences to his work, translating many of his writings for the first time and offering in-depth analysis of his postwar years in Paris in the company of André Breton, Benjamin Péret, the illustrator Toyen, and other major figures of the Surrealist movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Art Institute of Chicago \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Art Institute of Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e03\/31\/12-07\/01\/12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew S. Witkovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300179693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300179699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Art Institute of Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.29h x 8.43w x 0.71d","brand":"Matthew S. Witkovsky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076003426559,"sku":"9780300179699","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0db32bc3-2807-4c28-8edc-c0a60323c88d.jpg?v=1685462636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jindrich-heisler-matthew-s-witkovsky-9780300179699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}