Museum of Modern Art's "Arp," Edited by James Thrall Soby, 1958 First Edition Chinese Frye in Wilton

Frye in Wilton

I picture ivy streaming down the sides of this marvelous hand thrown and sculpted stoneware planter as it hangs from a high hook in a plant-filled sunroom

What a lovely watercolor

whose collection included mid-century art

just perfect in every way

Museum of Modern Art's "Arp," Edited by James Thrall Soby, 1958 First Edition Chinese Frye in WiltonI really love the work of Jean Arp, and I really love this book! Published by MoMA in 1958 and edited by James Thrall Soby, it features essays by Arp, Richard Huelsenbeck, Robert Melville, and Carola Giedion Welcker but, happily, much of its 126 pages are dedicated to images of Arp's work. Most are high quality black and white reproductions, quite striking themselves, but best is a full color (and site specific) version of "Mountain, Table, Anchors,