J.A. de Goeijen - Sonsbeek '55 Internationale Beeldententoonstelling in de open lucht

J.A. de Goeijen - Sonsbeek '55 Internationale Beeldententoonstelling in de open lucht - Arnhem - [Vereniging voor Beeldende Kunst] - 1955 - 1st edition - 30, [50] pp - Paperback - 12 x 20,5 cm. - Design: B. Buiskool & K. Heijers.

Condition: Fragile - with wear, notch in the back. But COMPLETE with the attachment. Plus official Sonsbeek 55 postcard. Contemporary signature of painter Willem van Manen.

Catalogue of the third Sonsbeek sculpture exhibition, held in the Arnhem city park. Illustrated with black and white photos. With foreword by the Chairman of the Committee. Architect Gerrit Rietveld designed the pavilion. The booklet includes a separate appendix with text by C. Doelman: 'De Taal der Beelden: Een beknopte rondleiding langs de beeldhouwwerken die worden geëxposeerd van 28 Mei tot 15 September 1955' (folding page with map).

¶ Participating artists included Mari Andriessen, Kenneth Armitage, Jean Arp, Ernst Barlach, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Oscar Jespers, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, André Volten and JAN WOLKERS.