Softcover exhibition book, color plates on thick art paper. The artist, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish born in 1930, Abakanowicz witnessed the horrors of the Nazi occupation, the Warsaw uprising, and later Communist Poland. Known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium and for outdoor installations, Abakanowicz has been considered among the most influential Polish artists of the postwar era. Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd (1 February 2003) ‎ 36 pages