Aristide Maillol (French, 1861-1944), Page from Les Géorgiques, 1937-43 (1950), Published by Philippe Gonin, Paris, Text by Virgil, Translated by L’Abbé Jacques Delille, Woodcut, Gift of Bruce B. 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.