A writer’s life in color
Henry Miller’s creative life extended beyond prose into watercolor painting. His pictures offered another route for imagination, giving faces, places and improvised forms a life in color. Writing and image-making sit closely together in his illustrated publications.
Insomnia, or the Devil at Large brings that relationship into a distinctive Loujon Press ensemble. The cataloged Edition G combines a signed book, reproduced images and a wooden portfolio presentation, with additional material belonging to the particular copy.
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The Henry Miller Memorial Library
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Background: a single artwork or illustrated design from the cataloged Henry Miller holding.