Description
本書が刊行された1948年の12月、出版元であるコプリー画廊でマン・レイは個展を開き、「シェイクスピア風方程式」シリーズなどを出品した。同画廊の創業者ウィリアム・コプリーは自ら作品を制作するアーティストでもあり、2人は会って早々に意気投合した。本書はマン・レイがかねてから温めてきた企画の一つで、アルファベットの頭文字がつく言葉を絵画にし、順番に紹介するというもので、「anchor（錨）」から「zinc（亜鉛）」までの全部で37の言葉が取り上げられている。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026