Black Mountain: An Interdisciplinary Experiment 1933-1957 Rare & out of print

Black Mountain: An Interdisciplinary Experiment 1933 –1957 Eugen Blume/Catherine Nichols/Matilda Felix/Gabriele Knapstein 2015 printing Black Mountain influenced post war culture. A rare book that is now OUT OF PRINT and highly sought after. Truly collectible. 464 pages with 450 black/white and 22 colour illustrations thread-sewn hardcover with dust jacket Leipzig June, 2015 ISBN: 9783959050258 Width: 18.7 cm, 7.5” Length: 24.5 cm, 9.5” 1 3/8 “ thick Weighs 2.6 lbs ***One page in the book is loose* Language(s): English Editor Eugen Blume, Catherine Nichols, Matilda Felix, Gabriele Knapstein The interdisciplinary and experimental educational ideas espoused by Black Mountain College (BMC), founded in North Carolina in 1933, made it one of the most innovative schools in the first half of the twentieth century. Visual arts, economics, physics, dance, architecture, and music were all taught here on an equal footing, and teachers and students lived together in a democratically organized community. The first rector of the school was John Andrew Rice, and Josef Albers, John Cage, Walter Gropius, and Buckminster Fuller were among the many adepts to give courses here. In consequence, BMC witnessed the development of a range of avant-garde concepts. This richly illustrated book appears in conjunction with the Black Mountain exhibition. It is the first comprehensive publication on BMC in the German-speaking world and traces the key moments in the history of this legendary school.