{"product_id":"seymour-chwast-the-works","title":"Seymour Chwast: The Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe full spectrum of Seymour Chwast's creative universe comes together here for the first time, in a retrospective bristling with his wit, bite, and gleefully disruptive ideas. Including a fold-out dustjacket with a collectible poster printed on the reverse.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBold, mischievous, and instantly recognizable, Seymour Chwast's work has shaped the look and language of American graphic design for more than seven decades. This expansive and visually rich volume--created in close collaboration with Chwast--presents the most comprehensive account of his life, ideas, and prolific creative output to date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrganized into generous, image-forward sections, the book moves from Chwast's early years in the Bronx and his formative training at Cooper Union to the co-founding of Push Pin Studios, the collaborative powerhouse he launched with Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel, and Reynold Ruffins. Across posters, book jackets, type experiments, woodcuts, animations, anti-war graphics, children's books, and graphic novels, his distinctive visual vocabulary appears in all its unruly variety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSharp silhouettes, antic characters, deadpan humor, and a penchant for visual troublemaking reveal a designer whose imagination never settled into one mode or medium. Throughout, Chwast offers personal reflections that shed light on the influences, working habits, and provocations behind his creative decisions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShort contextual essays trace the evolution of his style, the ethos of Push Pin, and his ongoing engagement with social and political commentary. With remarkable color fidelity and a wealth of previously unpublished images and ephemera, this glorious volume celebrates an artist whose restless inventiveness continues to animate contemporary design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover | 256 pg | 9 x 11 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Miller Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617908134128,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1596\/7216\/files\/image0_70a77e55-470e-4798-9124-7356a18e99cc.jpg?v=1792192943","url":"https:\/\/petermiller.com\/products\/seymour-chwast-the-works","provider":"petermillerbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}