Photographs published from negatives not returned to Mrs. Moholy
By: Patrizia Meinert
Publisher: Patrizia Meinert
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Leipzig
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Correspondence
Notes: "Concept and graphic design, binding and photographic processing: Patrizia Meinert. Cover printing: Magentur, Berlin"--Colophon.

Hand-stitched booklet with black printed paper wrappers, enclosed with a matted photogram of photographic glass plates and a set of 28 original photograms, in a black box with glass lid.

The etched glass box lid serves as a title-page.

"This book project is published in an edition of eight copies and two artist's proofs. Each copy of the edition comes with an original photogram [of photographic glass plates] ... The first six copies include an additional set of 28 original photograms [developed using exposed AGFA film]"--Colophon.

Arrangement of items in the box: a white upper wrapper with the word "COPY" on top, containing a set of  28 original photograms; a booklet consisting of two distinct parts separated by an internal divider of the same material as the binding paper, in black printed paper wrappers (the colophon appears on outside of the back wrapper); a framed photogram of photographic glass plates in the bottom of the box.

Contents of the booklet: the first section contains reproductions of various correspondence between Walter Gropius and Lucia Moholy's lawyers; the second part contains an essay, "The missing negatives of Lucia Moholy," comments on the transcription, and an editorial note.

Library owns copy 1 of 8

Manuscript on colophon: P. Meinert