Robert Weaver: A Pedestrian View: The Vogelman Diary

by Alexander Roob (Editor), Robert Weaver (Illustrations)

In the 1960s and 70s, Robert Weaver (1924-1994) was among the most widely published American illustrators of his time: "He has touched more artists in the fine and applied disciplines that can be counted," wrote Steven Heller. By the late 70s, Weaver was devising artist's books, none of which--until now--have seen print. A Pedestrian View consists of 53 gouaches, with accompanying captions on the subject of flying in dreams.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2013

About the author

Alexander Roob taught graphics and painting at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg and the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. As part of his ongoing drawing project, CS, he has investigated various aspects of hermetic symbolism and the underlying history of sequential and documentary methods of drawing. In 2005 he co-founded the Melton Prior Institute in Düsseldorf, which specializes in the history of pictorial journalism and print culture.