← the founders library

Walter Tandy Murch: Paintings and Drawings, 1925–1967

Walter Scott Murch, Robert Storr, Winslow Myers and Judy Collischan; foreword by George Lucas

Book content checked: . What this means

Buy a copy
Amazon USAmazon UKAmazon DE

These are Amazon affiliate links. I may earn a commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Summary

A retrospective of Walter Tandy Murch’s still lifes, drawings and commercial illustrations, with essays by four writers and a foreword by George Lucas. The work studies everyday objects and mechanical forms rendered with an unusual sense of atmosphere and character. A first-hand review quotes Lucas distinguishing the character of an object from its sleek design.

  • SourceRizzoli — Walter Tandy Murch · Title, Text by credit line, Description and Product Details: four essay authors, Lucas foreword, Rizzoli Electa hardcover, September 2021, ISBN 9780847870592.
  • SourceCarl Little — first-hand review of the monograph · May 19, 2022; final paragraph quotes Lucas’s foreword on giving everyday objects character rather than merely describing sleek design; preceding paragraphs identify essay content. Exact foreword page number not supplied.
  • SourceWalter Tandy Murch estate — book and project · Book description, commercial covers and plate sections; Lucas’s comments on the art; November 30, 2021 NYU panel with Lucas and the essay authors.

Why read it Our view

For founders whose work depends on visual design, compare literal product appearance with the character an image gives an object. The plates and essays offer material for that visual study; Lucas’s short contribution is not a complete design method.

Written about

  • George LucasForeword contributor
    Lucas wrote the foreword. His remarks on giving objects character are quoted in Carl Little’s first-hand book review; this is a partial contribution, not whole-book authorship or a reading recommendation.
    Source