Constantin Brancusi, James Joyce, and others

Tales Told of Shem and Shaun: Three Fragments from Work in Progress

published 1929

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Tales Told of Shem and Shaun: Three Fragments from Work in Progress

published 1929

Physical Qualities Bound volume with photogravure, Book: 211 x 168 x 9 mm. (8 5/16 x 6 5/8 x 3/8 in.) Other (page): 207 x 166 mm. (8 1/8 x 6 9/16 in.)

Portfolio/Series From the book: 'Tales Told of Shem and Shaun: Three Fragments from Works in Progress' by James Joyce.

Credit Line Purchased in Memory of Katherine Baden Stewart with funds contributed by her Friends and Colleagues

Object Number 2001.340

Brenda Edelson, Baltimore

Signed: 1

Inscribed: RECTO: in matrix: BLC: '[artist signature] C. Brancusi'

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Constantin Brancusi

French, born Romania, 1876-1957

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Honoré Daumier

A visit to the Library. - Listen woman... they have told us not to disturb the people sitting here, because they are working. - What do you mean working... they are just feigning to be working... in reality they aren't moving at all! --- Visitors from the province who insist on overlooking Paris from the top of the July Column, convinced that the revolution of 1830 was only made in order to have a pretext to build an observatory on the Place de la Bastille.

1853