Irving Harper: Works in Paper

This book has so many examples of his work that it can easily become your new coffee table book piece. Very nice.

The book opens with a brief forward followed by a short, and I must say, cursory essay about Mr. Harper's contributions to mid-century design. Little is offered that cannot be found in a simple Google search. Luckily, the text accounts for only a few early pages. The remainder of the book is devoted to photographs of Mr. Harpers beautiful, sometimes clever, and always inventive works in paper, pasteboard, cardboard, and wood.My suggestion is that you skip the text and get straight to the photographs. True, the pictures are not as lavishly reproduced as one might wish, still, the chance to glimpse such designs (nearly all of them hidden from public view until being gathered together for this book) is a treat not to be missed. Ever page brings a smile to your face and more than a few of these projects are likely to cause you to gasp outright at the sheer beauty and the skill that is on view.Paper artists, prop makers, art teachers, designers, and makers of all stripe are likely to find endless inspiration in these pages. This is already a treasured addition to my bookshelf. I am certain to be referring to it many times in the coming years.

This is a great book for art lovers. It has MANY beautiful pictures of paper sculptures that will captivate you!

Well known designer. However, he is virtually unknown for his paper sculpture which apparently has never been sold and seldom on public display. Our hope is that this book will be an encouragement for the collection to stay intact (together) and find a home for permanent public display. The sculpture is too unique and too good for it not to be on public display.

Wonderfully Intersting book! Great use of paper as a 3-D sculptural material. I saw this on display at Heath Ceramics San Francisco and knew I had to buy it.

I was intrigued by Irving Harper's paper work after seeing a magazine article. The work is remarkable, and anyone with an interest in arts and crafts couldn't help but be struck by his playfulness and just plain genius in creating these objects.The quality of the book itself is just 'ok'. It's a hardback, and the paper seems good. The photos seem a little less vibrant than they should, and I came across two printing errors on my first flip-through, so the editing was not as thorough as it should have been.Nevertheless, since this is the only book on Harper's paper sculptures, if you have an interest it's worth the cost.

The guy's a master and the book further enforces this.

Excellent photos and complete overview of Irving Harper's work and his dedicated work to paper sculptures! Nice to get to know him as a person behind this concise work. I re-read this book again and again because I admire his total absorption in his choice of artistic expression. There is no one like him ( to my knowledge). I truly admire him.

This artist's works are a gamut of beautifully made, yet somehow accessible sculptural pieces mainly in paper and cardboard . Every page was a revelation to me of what can be done with skill, invention, humour and endless creativity ! Oh, and endless patience.

Inspiring book.

Très beau livre sur l'oeuvre d'Irving Harper. Il met bien en valeur son travail du papier et son génie grâce à de superbe photographies de son intérieur et de son travail. Je le recommande à tous les mordus de design et de papier!

Faszinierende Objekte, die Irving Harper - hauptsächlich mit Papier - geschaffen hat. Hier in einem toll aufbereitedem Buch zu einem schönen Überblick zusammengefasst !