Artists Unframed: Snapshots from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art

By Merry Forresta and Merry A. Foresta

Tucked away among the letters, diaries, and other ephemera in the Smithsonian's archives lies a trove of rarely seen snapshots of some of the twentieth century's most celebrated artists. Unlike the familiar official portraits and genius-at-work shots, these humble snaps capture creative giants with their guard down, in the moment, living life.

Pablo Picasso stands proudly on a balcony with young daughter Maya--a tiny, meticulously inked annotation penned by an unknown hand proclaims that "he's very much in love." Jackson Pollock morosely carves a turkey while his mother, Stella, and wife, Lee Krasner, look on. A young Andy Warhol clowns for the camera with college friend Philip Pearlstein, and in a later shot more closely resembles his famously enigmatic public self at a gallery opening with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616892951
• ISBN13: 9781616892951
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.5"