Drawing Is Everything: Founding Gifts of the Menil Drawing Institute Menil Publications Sonia Gechtoff

Sonia Gechtoff

It became influential in shaping postwar French art informel or tachisme

American artist Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) considered drawing as the center of her creative practice

Celmins’s paintings are a reflection of her environment and personal history

and he co-authored and edited Grizedale Arts: Adding Complexity to Confusion (2009)

Drawing Is Everything: Founding Gifts of the Menil Drawing Institute Menil Publications Sonia GechtoffA celebration of the stunning collection of artworks donated in honor of the creation of The Menil Drawing Institute Featuring outstanding 20th century drawings promised or bequeathed to the Menil Collection for the opening of the Menil Drawing Institute, this elegant volume is a testament to the growing significance of drawings as stand alone artworks over the past century. The drawings come from the private collections of well known connoisseurs