The Collected Writings of Alvin Lustig [Limited Edition: 600 Copies]

The Collected Writings of Alvin Lustig edited and published by Holland R. Melson, Jr., 1958. New Haven, Connecticut, USA. 8.75 x 5.5, pp. 94. Introduction by Philip Johnson. Photographic printed cover by Maya Deren. Printed in an edition of 600 copies. The publication of this book was made possible by a grant from the fund established by Elaine Lustig Cohen in memory of Alvin Lustig, a member of the faculty of the School of Art and Architecture at Yale University between 1951 and 1954.  “The words graphic designer, architect, or industrial designer stick in my throat, giving me a sense of limitation, of specialization within the speciality, of a relationship to society and form itself that is unsatisfactory and incomplete. This inadequate set of terms to describe an active life reveals only partially the still undefined nature of the designer.” — Alvin Lustig Introduction by Philip Johnson followed by twelve illuminating texts by Lustig including: Designing, A Process of Teaching; Desi