Artist

Stella Waitzkin

born New York City 1920-died New York City 2003
Born
New York, New York, United States
Died
New York, New York, United States
Biography

Stella Waitzkin was part of a movement in the 1970s that treated modern books as works of art, much like ancient scrolls and illuminated manuscripts. The artist feels that books symbolize freedom, because they allow authors to express their views and provide information for readers. But Waitzkin is interested in how the text can often be misleading. For that reason, she crafts books that are concerned with the book as a form, rather than as a text, often distorting or making the words unreadable in the piece.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Stella Waitzkin, Metamorphosis I, 1974, cast polyester resin and sandstone with paint and wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Stanley Bard, 1977.123
Metamorphosis I
Date1974
cast polyester resin and sandstone with paint and wood
On view
Stella Waitzkin, Untitled (Clock), after 1980, polyester resin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Waitzkin Memorial Library Trust, 2008.15
Untitled (Clock)
Dateafter 1980
polyester resin
Not on view
Details of a Lost Library
Date1950-1993
cast polyester resin and mixed media
Not on view