Saul Steinberg masquerade

A collaboration between two friends and talents, The Saul Steinberg Mask Series features whimsical paper masks created by New Yorker cartoonist Steinberg, in a series of portraits taken by Magnum photographer Inge Morath. Started in the 1950s, the project continued into the 1960s, and now for the first time, the resulting photographs are being published as a group. Steinberg's hilarious and fantastic masks, combined with Morath's thoughtful photography produce intriguing and humorous images. Masked subjects roam the everyday landscape -- the dining room, the parlor, beaches, cars and backyards. Aficionados of Morath and Steinberg, as well as those who simply enjoy a clever joke, will be delighted by this playful little gift book. The photographs are accompanied by a short memoir by Morath recounting her first meeting with Steinberg, their long friendship, and about the collaboration that produced the work collected in this small volume.