CONTEMPORARY ART WITH WOOD BY DONA MEILACH (1968)

THE BOOK DESCRIBES THE PROPERTIES OF WOODS, HOW TO SELECT WOOD, DRYING, SEALING, TOOLS, PAINTING, FINISHING, LAMINATING, JOINING, AND PEGGING.

FEATURES DESIGNS BY:
ALEXANDER CALDER, HENRY MOORE, JAMES PRESTINI, BARBARA HEPWORTH, LOUISE NEVELSON, EDUARDO RAMIREZ, ANTONIO LOPEZ GARCIA, JOHN ANDERSON, GEORGE SUGARMAN, HIYOSHI TAKAHASHI, DONA MEILACH, WENDELL CASTLE, ROBERT TROUT, AND MORE!

CONTENTS:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, LIST OF COLOR PLATES, PART 1 SCULPTURE, ART WITH WOOD, WOOD TOOLS AND HOW TO USE THEM, PAINTING AND FINISHING WOOD, LAMINATING, JOINING, PEGGING, DIRECT CARVING, ASSEMBLAGE OF FOUND AND WEATHERED WOOD, WOOD CONSTRUCTIONS IN RELIEF, SCULPTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS, THREE DIMENSIONAL, FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS, ACCESSORIES, FURNITURE, WOOD: THE ARTIST AND THE ARCHITECT, GLOSSARY, INDEX