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The Dr. Jacob Foster collection of works by Jean Charlot Author: Charlot, Jean Place Published: Various places Date Published: Various dates Description: 40 volumes with 3 loose lithographs and assorted ephemera (for a full description see online catalogue). Highlights include: Large Malinche (Toy Fiesta). 1936. Color lithograph. Image: 40.5x59.5 cm (16x23½"); sheet: 56x68 cm (22x26¾"). Trial proof signed by Jean Charlot. Christ Carrying Cross. 1946. Color lithograph. Image: 30.5x23.2 (12x9¼"); sheet: 43.1x32.8 (17x13"). The Distaff Side. 1951. Lithograph signed and dated by Jean Charlot. Image: 25x34.5 cm (9¾x13½"); sheet: 30.3x39.5 (12x15½"). Picture Book by Paul Claudel and Jean Charlot. 32 Original Lithographs by Jean Charlot. John Becker, New York, 1933. Wrappers, jacket. No. 240 of an edition limited to 500 copies. Signed by Jean Charlot, Lynton R. Kistler and Merle Armitage. Los Angeles 1933. Picture Book by Paul Claudel and Jean Charlot. 32 Original Lithographs by Jean Charlot. John Becker, New York, 1933. No. 196 of 500 copies signed by Jean Charlot, Lynton R. Kistler and Merle Armitage. Leather bound with marbled endpapers including original jacket (sewn in) and slipcased. Picture Book II by Jean Charlot. Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, 1973. Wrappers in slipcase. Pages unopened. No. 792 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Signed by Jean Charlot and Lynton R. Kistler. Henrietta Shore by Merle Armitage, Edward Weston, and Reginald Poland. Edgar Wyhe, New York, 1933. Wrappers with printed orange jacket. Designed by Merle Armitage, printed by Will A Kistler Company using Artochrome Process, featuring photographic images by Edward Weston of Shore’s artwork, with a chromolithograph portrait of Shore signed in pencil by Jean Charlot. No. 140 of an edition limited to 200 copies. First Edition. (The Charlot lithograph is sewed in to the book up-side-down. rare). Jean Charlot: Posada's Dance of Death. Monograph printed by Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. 1964. Contains 4 relief engravings by José Posada and 1 signed wood engraving by Fritz Eichenberg. No. 453 of an edition limited to 500 copies. Signed by Jean Charlot. Wrappers. A rich collection of the works of Jean Charlot with several volumes signed by Charlot, original prints, illustrated children's books, texts by the artist, secondary literature about him, and exhibition ephemera. This comprehensive collection was largely put together by well-known California book collector Dr. Jacob Foster of Monterey. Jean Charlot (1898-1979) was one of the leading muralists of the 20th century, as well as an accomplished printmaker, illustrator, and author. After moving from Paris to Mexico in 1921, he worked closely with Mexican muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros and played a key role in developing and drawing worldwide attention to the Mexican muralism movement. His frescoes are especially celebrated, appearing on buildings throughout the United States and Mexico. Charlot’s work explored themes of social justice, labor, and the history of the Americas and continues to be celebrated for its powerful social commentary and technical excellence. After World War II, Charlot would move to Hawaii where he continued to produce exquisite work while teaching at the University of Hawaii. Provenance: the bulk of this collection was purchased directly from Dr. Foster in the 1990's. Includes: The Book of Christopher Columbus: A Lyrical Drama in Two Parts by Paul Claudel. Decorations by Jean Charlot. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1930. Cloth, jacket. No. 108 of 250 copies. Signed by the author and with a signed Portrait in Lithography by Jean Charlot. Henrietta Shore by Merle Armitage, Edward Weston, and Reginald Poland. Edgar Wyhe, New York, 1933. Wrappers with printed orange jacket. Designed by Merle Armitage, printed by Will A Kistler Company using Artochrome Process, featuring photographic images by Edward Weston of Shore’s artwork, with a chromolithograph portrait of Shore si