Fragments of a Possible Apocalypse

by Henry Martin, Gianfranco Baruchello

Part of a long and fruitful collaboration, Fragments of a Possible Apocalypse (1978) is a book produced by Henry Martin and Gianfranco Baruchello, in a four-handed attempt to begin a possible interpretation of the most recurrent icons in the painter’s work.

138 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Henry Martin was born in 1942 in Philadelphia, and received degrees in English literature from Bowdoin College and Romance Languages from New York University. The recipient of a Critic's Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, he translated contemporary Italian literature and contributed as a critic to a number of international art magazines, including Art News, for which he wrote as a regular correspondent from Italy. He authored many books: a lengthy essay on the work of Baruchello, with whom he also collaborated on three books; and major monographs on Arman, Adami, and George Brecht.