Jean de la Fontaine Selected Fables Illustrated by Alexander Calder, 1957 handmade accordian pleated cone forms

accordian pleated cone forms

as if wanting to hug

The tray is signed C

plus several screw holes on the left and right sides

I don't know a lot about cut paper silhouettes

Jean de la Fontaine Selected Fables Illustrated by Alexander Calder, 1957 handmade accordian pleated cone formsI was just saw a beautiful Alexander Calder show at Moma and have had Calder on the brain, so was delighted to find this one this weekend, which I think is pure joy. Jean de La Fontaine (1621 95) collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse, publishing these in several volumes from 1668 to 1694, which became classics of French literature. For this book published by George Brazilier,