{"product_id":"the-art-of-children-richard-ott-with-folio-of-16-loose-color-plates-1","title":"The Art of Children, Richard Ott, with Folio of 16 Loose Color Plates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI spotted this oversized book\/folio at an antique show last weekend and was sold on the cover alone--I could look at that dark gray whiskered creature against soft yellow ground all day long.  Happily, there is a color plate of it, along with fifteen more loose color plates, inside. And a matching size 8 page booklet, with more examples of extraordinary works by children. Produced by Muller \u0026amp; Kiepenheuer Verlag\u003c\/span\u003e for Pantheon Books and published in 1952, \u003cspan\u003ethe works included were selected by painter Richard Ott, who, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan itemprop=\"description\"\u003einformed by his experience with children enrolled at the America House in Munich, \u003c\/span\u003eargues for the\u003cspan itemprop=\"description\"\u003e centering of art education in the elementary school. (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Our school does not furnish models of any kind. Everything is left to free association and free choice.\") \u003c\/span\u003eAlso included is an excellent preface by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan itemprop=\"description\"\u003eBritish art critic Herbert Read. \u003c\/span\u003e\"E\u003c\/span\u003every child lives in a world of imagery which is far more real than the world of appearances... given the means, the child will express these images naturally and with great effectiveness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotos give a good sense, and include documentation of all of the color plates. I've included a few favorites first, then documented more systematically.  Very few copies of this out there, and it's a wonderful thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePantheon Books, Inc.,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [1952]. Hardcover, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan itemprop=\"description\"\u003e14 1\/8\" x 11 1\/2\". \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePlates as mounted 14 1\/8\" x 11 3\/8\". Inside is 8 page paper booklet, black and white, plus 16 of 17 original\u003c\/span\u003e individual loose color plates held in paper pocket at back. Ex-library (which pretty much every single copy of this I've found record of is\/was). Wear to covers and spine as shown, with tape along spine visible along front and back cover edges. Booklet and plates in good condition, each color plate mounted to cream paper by top corners. Tears to that backing paper the case of the cover plate only, as documented--no tears, losses or creases, etc. to any of the plates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47778168733950,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3943_64681e83-98ac-453e-9741-6e434f9676e8.png?v=1770258547","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/the-art-of-children-richard-ott-with-folio-of-16-loose-color-plates-1","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}