Aristide Maillol (French, 1861-1944), Page from Dialogues des courtesans, 1948, Text by Lucien, Translated by Charles Astruc, Lithograph in sanguine ink, Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

The Pose of Poetry and Prose: Aristide Maillol Interprets the Artist's Book

Saturday, December 1, 2007—Sunday, May 18, 2008
Gallery 369
Free Exhibition

French sculptor Aristide Maillol (1861-1944) extended his modeling genius to the art of book illustration. This exhibition, drawn entirely from the museum's permanent collection, features a nearly complete survey of Maillol's artist's book oeuvre, with texts ranging from Virgil to Paul Verlaine.