The Cubies' ABC
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About This Book
"The book must be seen and read to be appreciated." --The Dial, 1913 "The Cubies are three figures of uncertain sex. …they moon over anything Cubist and scorn objectivity." --The New Yorker, 2013 Cleverly disguised as a children's book, The Cubies' ABC is a satirical take on Cubism and the literature and art of the day. The Cubies' ABC was "versed" by Mary Chase Mills Lyall (1879-1963) and "pictured" by Earl Harvey Lyall (1877-1932). Not much is known about the authors. This was their only book. Like any normal ABC book, each letter of the alphabet is accompanied by a verse and a drawing. In t...
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