American utopia /

"A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and Maira Kalman, American Utopia offers readers an antidote to cynicism, bursting with pathos, humanism, and hope--featuring his words and lyrics brought to life with more than 150 of her colorful paintings. The text is drawn from David B...

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Main Author: Byrne, David, 1952- (Author)
Other Authors: Kalman, Maira (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
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Summary:"A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and Maira Kalman, American Utopia offers readers an antidote to cynicism, bursting with pathos, humanism, and hope--featuring his words and lyrics brought to life with more than 150 of her colorful paintings. The text is drawn from David Byrne's American Utopia, which has become a hit Broadway show and is soon to be a documentary from Spike Lee. The four-color artwork, by Maira Kalman, which she created for the Broadway show's curtain, is composed of small moments, expressions, gestures, and interactions that together offer a portrait of daily life and coexistence"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"This dear book was born from the words & art of the hit musical 'American Utopia'"--Back cover.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:9781635576689
1635576687
9781635576870
1635576873