A Pictures Book for J.C. Xmas 1984

"A facsimile edition of an unusual sketchbook created for and personally gifted by the celebrated American choreographer Merce Cunningham to his lifetime partner, John Cage. The original, held in the archives of the John Cage Trust, comprises an extensive elaboration of Cunningham's choreographic notation and provides a rare glimpse into his working methods. Relating directly to his stage work entitled "Pictures" (1984), his unique color notations function here at the delicate intersection between drawing and dance"--Colophon.