Featuring many rare works and a large-scale previously forgotten masterwork this wide-ranging
yet intimate book reintroduces readers to one of the most versatile and beloved artists of the
post-war era. Romanian-born Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) had one of the most remarkable
careers in American art. While renowned for the covers and drawings that appeared in The New
Yorker for nearly six decades he was equally acclaimed for the drawings paintings prints
collages and sculptures he exhibited internationally in galleries and museums. Through these
parallel yet integrated careers he crafted a rich playful and constantly evolving visual
language. Known to the larger public as the creator of the iconic View of the World from 9th
Avenue Steinberg lamented being most famous as "the man who drew that poster." This
beautiful volume goes a long way toward correcting that limited perception. It brings together
more than eighty works in a variety of media: collage drawings objects and photographs. It
also features Steinberg's astonishing mural Art Viewers a gigantic assemblage that was
shown on a single occasion in 1966. This book is structured around three essays that explore
the artist's use of symbols his fascination with fakery and imitation his musings on identity
through the theme of the mask and the autobiographical nature of his work.
