Auction / 14 July 2020 Noon ct
To Inform & Delight:
The
Collection of Milton Glaser
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“I never lost sight of what I wanted, which was basically to do the best work I was capable of doing and to spend my life making things.”
“All of the manifestations of art...are part of the survival mechanism of our species. I believe that art is a form of meditation for both maker and witness and that art, like meditation, makes us attentive...produces quiet in the mind so that it can discard pre-existing ideas to see what is real.”
“I never separated the city from myself. I think I am the city. I am what the city is. This is my city, my life, my vision.”
168 Milton Glaser
Shakespeare, original art for Theatre for a New Audience (five works)
$7,000–9,000
“The most glorious thing one can imagine is seeing something you thought of become real.”
“There are three responses to a piece of design; yes, no and wow. Wow is the one to aim for.”
“The best work emerges from phenomena that exist independently of each other. What the designer intuits is the linkage, a way to unify separate occurrences and create a gestalt, an experience in which this new unity provides a new insight.”
235
collection of twenty-two exhibition catalogs and books on Milton Glaser
$1,000–1,500
result $625
“When does 'high art' meet 'low art'? Who is served by this distinction? Does it matter? I'm encouraged by one simple fact: We value a good rug, a beautiful book, or a good poster over any bad painting.”
“The idea of sitting down and drawing something, whatever it is, has not lost its importance in my life. It's not what you do; it's the way you do it. Even though you may have done something a thousand times, the issue still is how do you make it extraordinary?”
